“Sed amor erga rem aeternam et infinitam sola laetitia pascit…”

“Sed amor erga rem aeternam et infinitam sola laetitia pascit animum, ipsaque omnis tristitiae est expers; quod valde est desiderandum totisque viribus quaerendum.”

— Baruch Spinoza

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Title: Wikiquote: Baruch Spinoza
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But love for an object eternal and infinite feeds the mind with joy alone, and a joy which is free from all sorrow. This is something greatly to be desired and to be sought with all our strength.

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Spinoza, Baruch. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Baruch Spinoza. Wikiquote. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Baruch_Spinoza

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