"Sed amor erga rem aeternam et infinitam sola laetitia pascit animum, ipsaque omnis tristitiae est expers; quod valde est desiderandum totisque viribus quaerendum."
— Baruch Spinoza

January 1, 1970

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But love for an object eternal and infinite feeds the mind with joy alone, and a joy which is free from all sorrow. This is something greatly to be desired and to be sought with all our strength. — I, 10; translation by W. Hale White (Revised by Amelia Hutchison Stirling)