“ But all things excellent are as difficult as they are rare. ”
Baruch Spinoza, Ethics (1677). copy citation
| Author | Baruch Spinoza |
|---|---|
| Source | Ethics |
| Topic | difficulty excellence |
| Date | 1677 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by R. H. M. Elwes |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3800/3800-h/3800-h.htm |
Context
“Needs must it be hard, since it is so seldom found. How would it be possible, if salvation were ready to our hand, and could without great labour be found, that it should be by almost all men neglected? But all things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.
End of the Ethics by Benedict de Spinoza [1] "Affectiones" [2] "Forma" [3] "Animata" [4] A Baconian phrase. Nov. Org. Aph. 100.” source
End of the Ethics by Benedict de Spinoza [1] "Affectiones" [2] "Forma" [3] "Animata" [4] A Baconian phrase. Nov. Org. Aph. 100.” source
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