No man is free who is not master of himself.
The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.
A long-circulating form of the thought — wording may vary by translator or commonplace book.
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The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.
Spinoza
The Commonplace