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.
MAIMONIDESIn finances, be strict with yourself, generous with others.
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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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The physician should not treat the disease but the patient who is suffering from it
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Hold firmly to your word.
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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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Astrology is not an art, it is a disease.
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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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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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All forces that reside in the body are angels.
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Teach thy tongue to say ‘I do not know,’ and thou shalt progress.
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In the realm of Nature there is nothing purposeless, trivial, or unnecessary.
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God who preceded all existence is a refuge.
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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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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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Your purpose, should always be to know, the whole that was intended to be known.
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I will destroy my enemies by converting them to friends.
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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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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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Silence is the maturation of wisdom.
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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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God cannot be compared to anything.
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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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Giving is most blessed and most acceptable when the donor remains completely anonymous.
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The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.
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There are eight levels of charity. The highest is when you strengthen a man’s hand until he need no longer be dependent upon others.
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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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