Your purpose, should always be to know, the whole that was intended to be known.
MAIMONIDESAll 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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What is lofty can be said in any language. What is mean should be said in none.
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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.
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Let nothing which can be treated by diet be treated by other means.
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Those who grieve find comfort in weeping and in arousing their sorrow until the body is too tired to bear the inner emotions.
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Every man whose character traits all lie in the mean is called a wise man.
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If men possessed wisdom, which stands in the same relation to the form of man as the sight to the eye, they would not cause any injury to themselves or to others, for the knowledge of the truth removes hatred and quarrels, and prevents mutual injuries.
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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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Astrology is a sickness, not a science. It is a tree under the shade of which all sorts of superstitions thrive.
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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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It is hard for a woman with whom an uncircumcised man has had sexual intercourse to separate from him. In my opinion this is the strongest of the reasons for circumcision.
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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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Hear the truth from whomever says it.
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God cannot be compared to anything.
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I will destroy my enemies by converting them to friends.
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Inspire me with love for my art and for thy creatures. In the sufferer let me see only the human being.
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The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.
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A truth does not become greater by repetition.
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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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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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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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A wise man is a greater asset to a nation than a king.
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In the realm of Nature there is nothing purposeless, trivial, or unnecessary.
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Actions are divided as regards their object into four classes; they are either purposeless, unimportant, or vain, or good.
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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.
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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.
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Lose with truth and right rather than gain with falsehood and wrong.
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