A wise man is a greater asset to a nation than a king.
MAIMONIDESA wise man is a greater asset to a nation than a king.
MAIMONIDESGod is identical with His attributes, so that it may be said that He is the knowledge, the knower, and the known.
MAIMONIDESMedical 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.
MAIMONIDESThe 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.
MAIMONIDESDo 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.
MAIMONIDESWhat is lofty can be said in any language. What is mean should be said in none.
MAIMONIDESIn finances, be strict with yourself, generous with others.
MAIMONIDESYour purpose, should always be to know, the whole that was intended to be known.
MAIMONIDESThe second class of evils comprises such evils as people cause to each other, when, e.g. , some of them use their strength against others. These evils are more numerous than those of the first kind. They likewise originate in ourselves, though the sufferer himself cannot avert them.
MAIMONIDESIf 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.
MAIMONIDESThe physician should not treat the disease but the patient who is suffering from it
MAIMONIDESThe goal of good health is to enable a person to acquire wisdom.
MAIMONIDESCommune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still.
MAIMONIDESThe risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.
MAIMONIDESI believe with perfect faith that the Creator, blessed be his name, is not a body, and that he is free from all accidents of matter, and that he has not any form whatsoever.
MAIMONIDESInspire me with love for my art and for thy creatures. In the sufferer let me see only the human being.
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