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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.

Maimonides

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
It is better and more satisfactory to acquit a thousand guilty persons than to put a single innocent one to death.
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Better Death Guilty Oneself Person Satisfaction
Giving is most blessed and most acceptable when the donor remains completely anonymous.
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Acceptance Blessing Generosity
Actions are divided as regards their object into four classes; they are either purposeless, unimportant, or vain, or good.
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Action Goodness Important Purpose
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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Body Far Force Soul Spiritual
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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Belief Desire End Evil God Hate Ignorance Knowledge Man Religious
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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Philosophy Truth Virtue World
The goal of good health is to enable a person to acquire wisdom.
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Goal Goodness Health Wisdom
What is lofty can be said in any language. What is mean should be said in none.
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Kindness Language Word
Hear the truth from whomever says it.
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One Liner Truth
Man’s obsession to add to his wealth and honor is the chief source of his misery.
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Acceptance Misery Money Yourself
God cannot be compared to anything.
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God One Liner
Silence is the maturation of wisdom.
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One Liner Silence Wisdom
I will destroy my enemies by converting them to friends.
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Destroy Enemy Friendship Myself
Teach thy tongue to say ‘I do not know,’ and thou shalt progress.
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Improvement Myself Progress Teaching
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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Knowledge Understand Word

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 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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