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The knowledge of God, the formation of ideas, the mastery of desire and passion, the distinction between that which is to be chosen and that which is to be rejected, all these man owes to his form.

Maimonides

Every man whose character traits all lie in the mean is called a wise man.
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Character Lie Man Wisdom
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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Science Sick Tree
Astrology is not an art, it is a disease.
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Art One Liner Sick
Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still.
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Bed Heart Listen Yourself
Let nothing which can be treated by diet be treated by other means.
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Doctor Food
One should see the world, and see himself as a scale with an equal balance of good and evil. When he does one good deed the scale is tipped to the good – he and the world is saved. When he does one evil deed the scale is tipped to the bad – he and the world is destroyed.
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Destroy Equality Evil Goodness Himself Oneself World
In finances, be strict with yourself, generous with others.
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Generous Yourself
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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Art Human Inspirational Love Myself See Suffering
Your purpose, should always be to know, the whole that was intended to be known.
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Philosophy Purpose Yourself
Lose with truth and right rather than gain with falsehood and wrong.
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Lose Right Truth Wrong
God who preceded all existence is a refuge.
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Existence God Home
There are eight rungs in charity. The highest is when you help a man to help himself.
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Charity Help Himself Man
Everyone entrusted with a mission is an angel.
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Angel Mission Trust
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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Gift Hands Inspirational Practice Understand
There is no difference between the worry of a human mother and an animal mother for their offspring. A mother’s love does not derive from the intellect but from the emotions, in animals just as in humans.
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Animal Difference Emotional Human Intellectual Love Mom Worry
For it is said, You shall strengthen the stranger and the dweller in your midst and live with him, that is to say, strengthen him until he needs no longer fall upon the mercy of the community or be in need.
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Community Fall Live Need Strength Yourself

The knowledge of God, the formation of ideas, the mastery of desire and passion, the distinction between that which is to be chosen and that which is to be rejected, all these man owes to his form.

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The knowledge of God, the formation of ideas, the mastery of desire and passion, the distinction between that which is to be chosen and that which is to be rejected, all these man owes to his form.

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