Silence is the maturation of wisdom.
MAIMONIDESIn the beginning we must simplify the subject, thus unavoidably falsifying it, and later we must sophisticate away the falsely simple beginning.
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For that which is without a beginning, a final cause need not be sought.
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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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Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still.
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The great sickness and the grievous evil consist in this: that all the things that man finds written in books, he presumes to think of as true-and all the more so if the books are old.
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Your purpose, should always be to know, the whole that was intended to be known.
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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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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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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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The soul is subject to health and disease, just as is the body. The health and disease of both, undoubtedly depend upon beliefs and customs, which are peculiar to mankind.
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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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A wise man is a greater asset to a nation than a king.
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Lose with truth and right rather than gain with falsehood and wrong.
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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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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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Giving is most blessed and most acceptable when the donor remains completely anonymous.
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