An idea from Ethics

Being ruled by your feelings is bondage. It explains the oldest complaint there is: while seeing that which is better for him, to follow that which is worse. A true idea can’t beat a feeling just by being true; only a stronger feeling can.

From Ethics by Baruch Spinoza

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