“The goal of good health is to enable a person to acquire wisdom.”

A wise man is a greater asset to a nation than a king.

Those who grieve find comfort in weeping and in arousing their sorrow until the body is too tired to bear the inner emotions.

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.

For that which is without a beginning, a final cause need not be sought.

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.

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.

Every man should view himself as equally balanced: half good and half evil. Likewise, he should see the entire world as half good and half evil. With a single good deed he will tip the scales for himself, and for the entire world, to the side of good.

A truth does not become greater by repetition.

Hold firmly to your word.

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.

Man’s shortcomings and sins are all due to the substance of the body and not to its form; while all his merits are exclusively due to his form.

Nobody is ever impoverished through the giving of charity.

It is well known among physicians that the best of the nourishing foods is the one that the Moslem religion forbids, i.e., Wine. It contains much good and light nourishment. It is rapidly digested and helps to digest other foods.

Consequently he who wishes to attain to human perfection, must therefore first study Logic, next the various branches of Mathematics in their proper order, then Physics, and lastly Metaphysics.

There are eight rungs in charity. The highest is when you help a man to help himself.

Astrology is a sickness, not a science. It is a tree under the shade of which all sorts of superstitions thrive.

One does not advance when one walks toward no goal, or – which is the same thing – when his goal is infinity.

It is extremely rough to follow through with my goals, but I felt a responsibility to show the world what the African Americans are facing through this rough patch.

Keep your eye on the goal, keep moving toward your target.

Comfort kills! If your goal in life is to be comfortable, I guarantee two things. First, you will never be rich. Second, you will never be happy.

If someone with the right conduct tries to attain to something that lies outside of it, is his goal not the right conduct.

My goals are so high that I don’t have time to relax in any way, shape or form.

Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal .

Passivity is fatal to us. Our goal is to make the enemy passive.