In finances, be strict with yourself, generous with others.
MAIMONIDESHear the truth from whomever says it.
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There are eight levels of charity. The highest is when you strengthen a man’s hand until he need no longer be dependent upon others.
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If men possessed wisdom, which stands in the same relation to the form of man as the sight to the eye, they would not cause any injury to themselves or to others, for the knowledge of the truth removes hatred and quarrels, and prevents mutual injuries.
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All attributes ascribed to God are attributes of His acts, and do not imply that God has any qualities.
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In the beginning we must simplify the subject, thus unavoidably falsifying it, and later we must sophisticate away the falsely simple beginning.
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Truth does not become more true by virtue of the fact that the entire world agrees with it, nor less so even if the whole world disagrees with it.
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It is man’s duty to love and to fear God, even without hope of reward or fear of punishment.
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Medical practice is not knitting and weaving and the labor of the hands, but it must be inspired with soul and be filled with understanding and equipped with the gift of keen observation.
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A truth does not become greater by repetition.
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The goal of good health is to enable a person to acquire wisdom.
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If a person studies too much and exhausts his reflective powers, he will be confused, and will not be able to apprehend even that which had been within the power of his apprehension. For the powers of the body are all alike in this respect.
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Your purpose, should always be to know, the whole that was intended to be known.
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Hear the truth from whomever says it.
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Everyone entrusted with a mission is an angel.
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Every man whose character traits all lie in the mean is called a wise man.
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Inspire me with love for my art and for thy creatures. In the sufferer let me see only the human being.
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