Baruch Spinoza Quote

The ordinary surroundings of life which are esteemed by men (as their actions testify) to be the highest good, may be classed under the three heads — Riches, Fame, and the Pleasures of Sense: with these three the mind is so absorbed that it has little power to reflect on any different good.

I, 3 - On the Improvement of the Understanding (1662)

The ordinary surroundings of life which are esteemed by men (as their actions testify) to be the highest good, may be classed under the three heads...

The ordinary surroundings of life which are esteemed by men (as their actions testify) to be the highest good, may be classed under the three heads...

The ordinary surroundings of life which are esteemed by men (as their actions testify) to be the highest good, may be classed under the three heads...

The ordinary surroundings of life which are esteemed by men (as their actions testify) to be the highest good, may be classed under the three heads...