Quote by Baruch Spinoza
I would warn you that I do not attribute to nature either beauty o

I would warn you that I do not attribute to nature either beauty or deformity, order or confusion. Only in relation to our imagination can things be called beautiful or ugly, well-ordered or confused. – Baruch Spinoza

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