All forces that reside in the body are angels.
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For that which is without a beginning, a final cause need not be sought.
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MaimonidesMaimonides 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.
MaimonidesMaimonides 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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MaimonidesMaimonides Hold firmly to your word.
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MaimonidesMaimonides 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.
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MaimonidesMaimonides 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.
MaimonidesMaimonides 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.
MaimonidesMaimonides There are eight rungs in charity. The highest is when you help a man to help himself.
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MaimonidesMaimonides In the realm of Nature there is nothing purposeless, trivial, or unnecessary.
MaimonidesMaimonides Hear the truth from whomever says it.
MaimonidesMaimonides 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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