Benedictus de Spinoza: It is a pity that such a thinker as Spinoza had to leave our stage so soon. He could not live to see the enormous progre

It is a pity that such a thinker as Spinoza had to leave our stage so soon. He c — Benedictus de Spinoza

It is a pity that such a thinker as Spinoza had to leave our stage so soon. He could not live to see the enormous progress of science which would also have improved his system.

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