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Category Archive: Dutch

Baruch Spinoza Quote: “Desire is the very essence of…”

Desire is the very essence of man.

October 22, 2021 1632, Baruch Spinoza, Dutch, November 24, Quotes by Philosophers

Baruch Spinoza Quote: “Men govern nothing with more difficulty…”

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

October 2, 2021 1632, Baruch Spinoza, Dutch, November 24, Quotes by Philosophers

Desiderius Erasmus Quote: “Now I believe I can hear…”

Now I believe I can hear the philosophers protesting that it can only be misery to live in folly, illusion, deception and ignorance, but it isn’t -it’s human.

September 1, 2021 1466, Desiderius Erasmus, Dutch, October 26, Quotes by Philosophers

Desiderius Erasmus Quote: “The desire to write grows with…”

The desire to write grows with writing.

August 29, 2021 1466, Desiderius Erasmus, Dutch, October 26, Quotes by Philosophers

Johan Huizinga Quote: “Every age yearns for a more…”

Every age yearns for a more beautiful world. The deeper the desperation and the depression about the confusing present, the more intense that yearning.

August 28, 2021 1872, December 7, Dutch, Johan Huizinga, Quotes by Historians

Johan Huizinga Quote: “Life is made too easy. Mankind’s…”

Life is made too easy. Mankind’s moral fibre is giving way under the softening influence of luxury.

August 21, 2021 1872, December 7, Dutch, Johan Huizinga, Quotes by Historians

Baruch Spinoza Quote: “True virtue is life under the…”

True virtue is life under the direction of reason.

August 17, 2021 1632, Baruch Spinoza, Dutch, November 24, Quotes by Philosophers

Desiderius Erasmus Quote: “Don’t give your advice before you…”

Don’t give your advice before you are called upon.

August 11, 2021 1466, Desiderius Erasmus, Dutch, October 26, Quotes by Philosophers

Baruch Spinoza Quote: “Pride is pleasure arising from a…”

Pride is pleasure arising from a man’s thinking too highly of himself.

August 6, 2021 1632, Baruch Spinoza, Dutch, November 24, Quotes by Philosophers

Baruch Spinoza Quote: “Self-complacency is pleasure accompanied by the…”

Self-complacency is pleasure accompanied by the idea of oneself as cause.

August 5, 2021 1632, Baruch Spinoza, Dutch, November 24, Quotes by Philosophers

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