"Peace is not merely the absence of conflict. True peace is the presence of harmony..." - Baruch Spinoza

☮️ Peace

“Peace is not merely the absence of conflict. True peace is the presence of harmony justice and goodwill.”

Spinoza defines peace positively as the active presence of harmony and goodwill.

“Happiness is not the reward of virtue, but is virtue itself.”

— Baruch Spinoza

“Peace is not an absence of war. It is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.”

— Baruch Spinoza

“I am that I am.”

— Baruch Spinoza

“To understand everything is to forgive everything.”

— Baruch Spinoza

“The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.”

— Baruch Spinoza

“Peace is not an absence of war; it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence.”

— Baruch Spinoza