Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
MAIMONIDESYour purpose, should always be to know, the whole that was intended to be known.
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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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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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It should not be believed that all beings exist for the sake of the existence of man. On the contrary, all the other beings too have been intended for their own sakes and not for the sake of anything else.
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Let nothing which can be treated by diet be treated by other means.
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God cannot be compared to anything.
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Everyone entrusted with a mission is an angel.
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A truth does not become greater by repetition.
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Astrology is not an art, it is a disease.
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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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In finances, be strict with yourself, generous with others.
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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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Hear the truth from whomever says it.
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Anticipate charity by preventing poverty.
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What is lofty can be said in any language. What is mean should be said in none.
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Nobody is ever impoverished through the giving of charity.
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