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.
MAIMONIDESDo not imagine that these most difficult problems can be thoroughly understood by any one of us.
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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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The fact that laws were given to man, both affirmative and negative, supports the principle, that God’s knowledge of future events does not change their character. The great doubt that presents itself to our mind is the result of the insufficiency of our intellect.
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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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Silence is the maturation of wisdom.
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For that which is without a beginning, a final cause need not be sought.
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It is man’s duty to love and to fear God, even without hope of reward or fear of punishment.
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A truth does not become greater by repetition.
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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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In the realm of Nature there is nothing purposeless, trivial, or unnecessary.
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The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.
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Astrology is not an art, it is a disease.
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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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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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God who preceded all existence is a refuge.
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Even the existence of this corporeal element, low as it in reality is, because it is the source of death and all evils, is likewise good for the permanence of the Universe and the continuation of the order of things, so that one thing departs and the other succeeds.
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A wise man is a greater asset to a nation than a king.
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Teach thy tongue to say ‘I do not know,’ and thou shalt progress.
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Your purpose, should always be to know, the whole that was intended to be known.
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Man’s obsession to add to his wealth and honor is the chief source of his misery.
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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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I 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.
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Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
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There are eight rungs in charity. The highest is when you help a man to help himself.
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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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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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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.
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