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Ideas for 'Parmenides', 'The Ethics' and 'Lives of Eminent Philosophers'

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23. Ethics / A. Egoism / 1. Ethical Egoism
Cynics believe that when a man wishes for nothing he is like the gods [Diog. Laertius]
Self-satisfaction is the highest thing for which we can hope [Spinoza]
Reason demands nothing contrary to nature, and so it demands self-love [Spinoza]