#ra

God is the indwelling and not the transient cause of all things. ↗

— Baruch Spinoza

#cause #god #things #transient

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words. ↗

— Baruch Spinoza

#difficulty #govern #men #moderate #more

Nothing in the universe is contingent, but all things are conditioned to exist and operate in a particular manner by the necessity of the divine nature. ↗

— Baruch Spinoza

#conditioned #contingent #divine #divine nature #exist

How would it be possible if salvation were ready to our hand, and could without great labor be found, that it should be by almost all men neglected? But all things excellent are as difficult as they are rare. ↗

— Baruch Spinoza

#almost #could #difficult #excellent #found

Peace is not the absence of war, but a virtue based on strength of character. ↗

— Baruch Spinoza

#based #character #peace #strength #virtue

As a child, I read science fiction, but from the very beginnings of my reading for pleasure, I read a lot of non-fictional history, particularly historical biography. ↗

— Norman Spinrad

#biography #child #fiction #historical #history

If I had parallel lives to pursue, I would also want one as a painter. ↗

— Norman Spinrad

#had #i #lives #painter #parallel

The thematic, psychological, and cultural concerns of a writer are more relevant than whatever literary mode he or she chooses to deal with in any given novel. ↗

— Norman Spinrad

#chooses #concerns #cultural #deal #given

The world has become more complex as technology and easy travel mixes cultures without homogenizing them. ↗

— Norman Spinrad

#complex #cultures #easy #mixes #more

I got beat real hard and heavy in the Olympic Games in 1968 by a guy who swam an incredible race one time in his whole life, but he did it right at the right time. I'd like to be that guy now. Maybe that's what I'm going to have to pull out of my hat to make the Olympic team. ↗

— Mark Spitz

#did #games #going #got #guy