• Blessedness is not the reward of virtue, but virtue itself; neither do we rejoice therein, because we control our lusts, but contrariwise, because we rejoice therein, we are able to control our lusts.

  Source: Ethics

  Baruch Spinoza
  Dutch philosopher 1632-1677
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. contrariwise
2. neither
3. rejoice
4. therein
5. because
6. control

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Blessedness is not the reward of virtue, but virtue itself; neither do we rejoice therein, because we control our lusts, but contrariwise, because we rejoice therein, we are able to control our lusts. by : Baruch Spinoza

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