The whole object of the Prophets and the Sages was to declare that a limit is set to human reason where it must halt.
MAIMONIDESGiving is most blessed and most acceptable when the donor remains completely anonymous.
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Do not imagine that these most difficult problems can be thoroughly understood by any one of us.
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Giving is most blessed and most acceptable when the donor remains completely anonymous.
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The fact that laws were given to man, both affirmative and negative, supports the principle, that God’s knowledge of future events does not change their character. The great doubt that presents itself to our mind is the result of the insufficiency of our intellect.
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The key to the understanding and to the full comprehension of all that the Prophets have said is found in the knowledge of the figures, their general ideas, and the meaning of each word they contain.
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The soul is subject to health and disease, just as is the body. The health and disease of both, undoubtedly depend upon beliefs and customs, which are peculiar to mankind.
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Astrology is a sickness, not a science. It is a tree under the shade of which all sorts of superstitions thrive.
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Astrology is a disease, not a science. It is a tree under the shadow of which all sorts of superstitions thrive. Only fools and charlatans lend value to it.
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The goal of good health is to enable a person to acquire wisdom.
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In so far as the soul is a force residing in the body; it has therefore been said that the properties of the soul depend of the condition of the body.
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A truth does not become greater by repetition.
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Teach thy tongue to say ‘I do not know,’ and thou shalt progress.
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Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
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Do not consider it proof just because it is written in books, for a liar who will deceive with his tongue will not hesitate to do the same with his pen.
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The physician should not treat the disease but the patient who is suffering from it
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Your purpose, should always be to know, the whole that was intended to be known.
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