I had read this Spinoza quote some years ago in some book, and liked it: "I have striven not to laugh at human actions, not to weep at them, nor to hate them,

I had read this Spinoza quote some years ago in some book, and liked it: "I have striven not to laugh at human actions, not to weep at them, nor to hate them, but to understand them." From: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/baruch_spinoza_387348 https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/baruch_spinoza_387348 There are different versions of it online with different wordings, but the meaning seems to be essentially the same. I like this shorter version too: "Not to laugh, not to weep, not to lament, but to understand".