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The same is the case with those opinions of man to which he has been accustomed from his youth; he likes them, defends them, and shuns the opposite views.

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I will destroy my enemies by converting them to friends.
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Destroy Enemy Friendship Myself
Hold firmly to your word.
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One Liner Word Yourself
Silence is the maturation of wisdom.
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One Liner Silence Wisdom
Do not imagine that these most difficult problems can be thoroughly understood by any one of us.
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Difficult Imagination Problem Understand
Everyone entrusted with a mission is an angel.
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Angel Mission Trust
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
All forces that reside in the body are angels.
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Angel Body Force Self Love
Giving is most blessed and most acceptable when the donor remains completely anonymous.
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Acceptance Blessing Generosity
Your purpose, should always be to know, the whole that was intended to be known.
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Philosophy Purpose Yourself
All attributes ascribed to God are attributes of His acts, and do not imply that God has any qualities.
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Act God Himself Quality
The whole object of the Prophets and the Sages was to declare that a limit is set to human reason where it must halt.
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Human Limitation Reason Religious Stop
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
Teach thy tongue to say ‘I do not know,’ and thou shalt progress.
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Improvement Myself Progress Teaching
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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Book Evidence Lie Writing
It is hard for a woman with whom an uncircumcised man has had sexual intercourse to separate from him. In my opinion this is the strongest of the reasons for circumcision.
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Himself Man Reason Sex Strong Woman
Anticipate charity by preventing poverty.
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Charity Poor

The same is the case with those opinions of man to which he has been accustomed from his youth; he likes them, defends them, and shuns the opposite views.

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