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.
MAIMONIDESLet nothing which can be treated by diet be treated by other means.
More Maimonides Quotes
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Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still.
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Hear the truth from whomever says it.
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All forces that reside in the body are angels.
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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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He who does not understand that a dead lion is more alive than a living dog will remain a dog.
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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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There are eight rungs in charity. The highest is when you help a man to help himself.
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All attributes ascribed to God are attributes of His acts, and do not imply that God has any qualities.
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Teach thy tongue to say ‘I do not know,’ and thou shalt progress.
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The goal of good health is to enable a person to acquire wisdom.
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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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Anticipate charity by preventing poverty.
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Nobody is ever impoverished through the giving of charity.
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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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If a person studies too much and exhausts his reflective powers, he will be confused, and will not be able to apprehend even that which had been within the power of his apprehension. For the powers of the body are all alike in this respect.
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