Do not imagine that these most difficult problems can be thoroughly understood by any one of us.
MAIMONIDESAstrology is a sickness, not a science. It is a tree under the shade of which all sorts of superstitions thrive.
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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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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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Nobody is ever impoverished through the giving of charity.
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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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Hear the truth from whomever says it.
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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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Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still.
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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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All attributes ascribed to God are attributes of His acts, and do not imply that God has any qualities.
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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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Hold firmly to your word.
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The physician should not treat the disease but the patient who is suffering from it
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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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Let nothing which can be treated by diet be treated by other means.
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He who does not understand that a dead lion is more alive than a living dog will remain a dog.
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