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.
MAIMONIDESTeach thy tongue to say ‘I do not know,’ and thou shalt progress.
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For that which is without a beginning, a final cause need not be sought.
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Silence is the maturation of wisdom.
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Anticipate charity by preventing poverty.
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God who preceded all existence is a refuge.
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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 better and more satisfactory to acquit a thousand guilty persons than to put a single innocent one to death.
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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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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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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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Everyone entrusted with a mission is an angel.
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God cannot be compared to anything.
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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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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.
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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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In finances, be strict with yourself, generous with others.
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