Let nothing which can be treated by diet be treated by other means.
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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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Let nothing which can be treated by diet be treated by other means.
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I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, blessed be his name, is not a body, and that he is free from all accidents of matter, and that he has not any form whatsoever.
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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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He who does not understand that a dead lion is more alive than a living dog will remain a dog.
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God who preceded all existence is a refuge.
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Giving is most blessed and most acceptable when the donor remains completely anonymous.
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There are eight rungs in charity. The highest is when you help a man to help himself.
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The goal of good health is to enable a person to acquire wisdom.
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Even the existence of this corporeal element, low as it in reality is, because it is the source of death and all evils, is likewise good for the permanence of the Universe and the continuation of the order of things, so that one thing departs and the other succeeds.
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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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Astrology is not an art, it is a disease.
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Man’s obsession to add to his wealth and honor is the chief source of his misery.
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Anticipate charity by preventing poverty.
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All the evils that men cause to each other because of certain desires, or opinions or religious principles, are rooted in ignorance. [All hatred would come to an end] when the earth was flooded with the knowledge of God.
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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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Do not imagine that these most difficult problems can be thoroughly understood by any one of us.
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