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The less the mind understands and the more things it perceives, the greater its power of feigning is and the more things it understands, the more that power is diminished.

Baruch Spinoza

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Baruch Spinoza
Age: 44 †
Born: 1632
Born: November 24
Died: 1677
Died: February 21
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