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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.

Maimonides

Astrology is a sickness, not a science. It is a tree under the shade of which all sorts of superstitions thrive.
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Science Sick Tree
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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Food Himself Man Philosophy Teaching Yourself
Anticipate charity by preventing poverty.
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Charity Poor
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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Desire God Ideas Knowledge Man Passion
Lose with truth and right rather than gain with falsehood and wrong.
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Lose Right Truth Wrong
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
There is no difference between the worry of a human mother and an animal mother for their offspring. A mother’s love does not derive from the intellect but from the emotions, in animals just as in humans.
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Animal Difference Emotional Human Intellectual Love Mom Worry
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 second class of evils comprises such evils as people cause to each other, when, e.g. , some of them use their strength against others. These evils are more numerous than those of the first kind. They likewise originate in ourselves, though the sufferer himself cannot avert them.
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Evil People Strength Suffering
Hold firmly to your word.
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One Liner Word Yourself
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
For that which is without a beginning, a final cause need not be sought.
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Beginning Need Philosophy
All forces that reside in the body are angels.
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Angel Body Force Self Love
Every man whose character traits all lie in the mean is called a wise man.
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Character Lie Man Wisdom
God is identical with His attributes, so that it may be said that He is the knowledge, the knower, and the known.
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God Himself Knowledge Philosophy Religious
If men possessed wisdom, which stands in the same relation to the form of man as the sight to the eye, they would not cause any injury to themselves or to others, for the knowledge of the truth removes hatred and quarrels, and prevents mutual injuries.
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Fight Hate Injury Knowledge Man Relationship Truth Wisdom
I will destroy my enemies by converting them to friends.
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Destroy Enemy Friendship Myself
The physician should not treat the disease but the patient who is suffering from it
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Doctor Sick Suffering
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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Body Far Force Soul Spiritual
Hear the truth from whomever says it.
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One Liner Truth
Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still.
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Bed Heart Listen Yourself
Let nothing which can be treated by diet be treated by other means.
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Doctor Food
Giving is most blessed and most acceptable when the donor remains completely anonymous.
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Acceptance Blessing Generosity
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
The goal of good health is to enable a person to acquire wisdom.
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Goal Goodness Health Wisdom
Silence is the maturation of wisdom.
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One Liner Silence Wisdom

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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