"Happiness is a virtue, not its reward." ― Baruch Spinoza Topic(s): Happiness More From Baruch Spinoza "Freedom is absolutely necessary for the progress in science and the liberal arts." "Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice." "Those who are believed to be most abject and humble are usually most ambitious and envious." More In Happiness "What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience?"― Adam Smith "A great fortune is a great slavery."― Lucius Annaeus Seneca "That action is best which procures the greatest happiness for the greatest numbers."― Francis Hutcheson
