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Man’s obsession to add to his wealth and honor is the chief source of his misery.

Maimonides

For that which is without a beginning, a final cause need not be sought.
MAIMONIDES

Beginning Need Philosophy
The great sickness and the grievous evil consist in this: that all the things that man finds written in books, he presumes to think of as true-and all the more so if the books are old.
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Book Evil Greatness Grief Man Old Sick Thinking True Writing
Giving is most blessed and most acceptable when the donor remains completely anonymous.
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Acceptance Blessing Generosity
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
Hear the truth from whomever says it.
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One Liner Truth
God is identical with His attributes, so that it may be said that He is the knowledge, the knower, and the known.
MAIMONIDES

God Himself Knowledge Philosophy Religious
There are eight rungs in charity. The highest is when you help a man to help himself.
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Charity Help Himself Man
Astrology is not an art, it is a disease.
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Art One Liner Sick
It is better and more satisfactory to acquit a thousand guilty persons than to put a single innocent one to death.
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Better Death Guilty Oneself Person Satisfaction
A wise man is a greater asset to a nation than a king.
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Greatness Nation Rule Wisdom Worth
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.
MAIMONIDES

Knowledge Understand Word
Actions are divided as regards their object into four classes; they are either purposeless, unimportant, or vain, or good.
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Action Goodness Important Purpose
Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still.
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Bed Heart Listen Yourself
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
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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Believe Existence Man Philosophy
The 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.
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Body Doubt Health Humanity Sick Soul

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