"Blessedness is not the reward of virtue, but virtue itself; neither do we rejoice therein, because
we control our lusts, but, contrariwise, because we
rejoice therein, we are able to control our lusts."
Friday, June 4, 2010
Friday Philosophy
Today's quotation comes from the Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677), who employed scientific principles to the evaluation of moral and even religious ideas. This is at least hinted at in this line from his work on ethics:
"Blessedness is not the reward of virtue, but
virtue itself; neither do we rejoice therein, because
we control our lusts, but, contrariwise, because we
rejoice therein, we are able to control our lusts."
"Blessedness is not the reward of virtue, but virtue itself; neither do we rejoice therein, because
we control our lusts, but, contrariwise, because we
rejoice therein, we are able to control our lusts."
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