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Baruch Spinoza wrote in his Ethics: "Human power in controlling the emotions consists solely in the Understanding, it follows that no one rejoices in blessedness because he has controlled his lusts, but contrariwise his power of controlling his lusts arises from this blessedness itself."

-- Notebooks Category 6: Emotions and Ethics > Chapter 3 : Discipline Emotions > # 112