“Humanam impotentiam in moderandis et coercendis affectibus s…”

“Humanam impotentiam in moderandis et coercendis affectibus servitutem voco; homo enim affectibus obnoxius sui juris non est sed fortunæ in cujus potestate ita est ut sæpe coactus sit quanquam meliora sibi videat, deteriora tamen sequi.”

— Baruch Spinoza

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Title: Wikiquote: Baruch Spinoza
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Human infirmity in moderating and checking the emotions I name bondage: for, when a man is a prey to his emotions, he is not his own master, but lies at the mercy of fortune: so much so, that he is often compelled, while seeing that which is better for him, to follow that which is worse.

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

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