1. The thing that humans are least able to control is their tongues, and the thing they are least able to do is control their desires. ----"Ethics"

2. We all think that we can change the future because of our ignorance. What is going to happen will happen, and the future is as certain as the past.

3. Don’t laugh, don’t cry, don’t hate, but understand. ----"Political Theory"

4. Don't laugh at people's behavior, don't be sad, don't curse, but understand.

5. Those who depreciate themselves are the closest to being proud. ----"Ethics"

6. Reason can make people free.

7. The greatest pride and the greatest inferiority both indicate the weakness of the soul.

8. Love is nothing more than appreciating something and becoming one with it.

Spinoza (1632-1677) was a famous materialist philosopher in the Netherlands in the seventeenth century.

Spinoza’s original name was Baruch, but he later changed his name to Benedict.

He was born in Amsterdam to a Jewish merchant family on November 24, 1632. His ancestral home was in Spain. To escape religious persecution, he first moved from Spain to Portugal, and then from Portugal to the Netherlands. When he was young, he was taught by Jewish rabbi Moterah and others, so he was not only familiar with Jewish scriptures and laws, but also learned Hebrew.