Baruch Spinoza Quotes

None are more taken in by flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not.

Baruch Spinoza

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: philosopher
  • Nationality: dutch
  • Birth: November 24, 1632 - February 21, 1677

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My hair can get quite dry, so I condition it in olive oil once a week.

Jerry Hall

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If you feel like it's difficult to change, you will probably have a harder time succeeding.

Andrea Jung

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Donald Trump has defined himself very well, not only in the primary election where he was absolutely disrespectful to his colleagues on the Republican side of the aisle and for Fiorina, who he basically said, 'Who would vote for you? Look at her face.'

Maxine Waters

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One of the torturous things about my job is that, as time goes on, you get more and more clarity on all the things you've screwed up and all the mistakes you've made.

Matt Cohler

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In the world of energy politics, the sudden vanishing of the word 'coal' is a remarkable and unprecedented event.

Jeff Goodell

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It is my belief CAFTA will be beneficial for Alabama and the United States as a whole.

Spencer Bachus

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I knew that Trump was ghastly. I knew I'd vote for Hillary if I had a vote.

Mary Beard

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Podcasts are hard! I mean, you gotta get the microphones and all these things... there's a lot going on there. I never really realized how much goes into producing things till I did 'Gay of Thrones.'

Jonathan Van Ness

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If you want your checkbook to follow your heart, make a donation to those doing work you support.

Donna Brazile

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Further, the next generation of terrorists will grow up in a digital world, with ever more powerful and easy-to-use hacking tools at their disposal.

Dorothy Denning

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It's always Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and Tom Waits for me - the big three.

Brian Fallon

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I got interested in the emotions after studying patients who had lost the ability to emote and feel under certain circumstances. Many of those patients also had major impairments in their ability to make decisions.

Antonio Damasio

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