Quotes by Spinoza, Baruch (Benedict de)

I have striven not to laugh at human actions, not to weep at them, nor >>

The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understa >>

All excellent things are as difficult as they are rare. >>

Quotations about Fame

I awoke one morning and found myself famous. >>

I'm afraid of losing my obscurity. Genuineness only thrives in the dar >>

There has never been a statue erected to the memory of someone who let >>

Fame has also this great drawback, that if we pursue it, we must direct our lives so as to please the fancy of men.

Spinoza, Baruch (Benedict de)