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.
MAIMONIDESIt 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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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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All attributes ascribed to God are attributes of His acts, and do not imply that God has any qualities.
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Teach thy tongue to say ‘I do not know,’ and thou shalt progress.
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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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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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God cannot be compared to anything.
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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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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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Your purpose, should always be to know, the whole that was intended to be known.
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Lose with truth and right rather than gain with falsehood and wrong.
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Inspire me with love for my art and for thy creatures. In the sufferer let me see only the human being.
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God who preceded all existence is a refuge.
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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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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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What is lofty can be said in any language. What is mean should be said in none.
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