Quote by Spinoza, Baruch
"The striving by which each thing strives to persist in its being is nothing but the actual essence of the thing."
More from Spinoza, Baruch
"He who has a true love of God must rejoice that God rejoices in himself."
"Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear."
"The human body is composed of a great number of parts of diverse nature, each of which requires continual varied replenishment."
"I am, I exist, is necessarily true whenever it is put forward by me or conceived in my mind."