“All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.”

About Baruch Spinoza

1632 – 1677

Dutch philosopher, author of the "Ethics".

“A free man thinks of death least of all things; and his wisdom is a meditation not of death but of life.”

“Extreme pride or dejection indicates extreme ignorance of self.”

“The perfection of a thing does not annul its existence, but, on the contrary, asserts it.”

“Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.”

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“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”

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“Nothing will work unless you do.”

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“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”

“Stay hungry, stay foolish.”

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“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”