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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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Body Himself Person Power Reflection Respect
In 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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Avoid Beginning Philosophy Simplicity Talk
One should see the world, and see himself as a scale with an equal balance of good and evil. When he does one good deed the scale is tipped to the good – he and the world is saved. When he does one evil deed the scale is tipped to the bad – he and the world is destroyed.
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Destroy Equality Evil Goodness Himself Oneself World
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 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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Change Character Doubt God Intellectual Knowledge Law Man Mindset Ourselves Present Principle Result Support
God cannot be compared to anything.
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God One Liner
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.
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Equality Evil Goodness Man Philosophy See View World
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
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Food Himself Man Philosophy Teaching Yourself
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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Desire God Ideas Knowledge Man Passion
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
Your purpose, should always be to know, the whole that was intended to be known.
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Philosophy Purpose Yourself
A wise man is a greater asset to a nation than a king.
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Greatness Nation Rule Wisdom Worth
All forces that reside in the body are angels.
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Angel Body Force Self Love
Do not consider it proof just because it is written in books, for a liar who will deceive with his tongue will not hesitate to do the same with his pen.
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Book Evidence Lie Writing
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 is identical with His attributes, so that it may be said that He is the knowledge, the knower, and the known.
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God Himself Knowledge Philosophy Religious

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