I do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of established religion. – Baruch Spinoza
The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free. – Baruch Spinoza
All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love. – Baruch Spinoza
He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason. – Baruch Spinoza
I hate organized religion. I think you have to love thy neighbor as thyself. I think you have to pick your own God and be true to him. I always say him rather than her. Maybe its because of my generation, but I dont like the idea of a female God. I see God as a benevolent male. – Julia Child