Hold firmly to your word.
MAIMONIDESMan’s shortcomings and sins are all due to the substance of the body and not to its form; while all his merits are exclusively due to his form.
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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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It is man’s duty to love and to fear God, even without hope of reward or fear of punishment.
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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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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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Everyone entrusted with a mission is an angel.
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Hear the truth from whomever says it.
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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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Truth does not become more true by virtue of the fact that the entire world agrees with it, nor less so even if the whole world disagrees with it.
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Actions are divided as regards their object into four classes; they are either purposeless, unimportant, or vain, or good.
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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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Man’s obsession to add to his wealth and honor is the chief source of his misery.
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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.
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Teach thy tongue to say ‘I do not know,’ and thou shalt progress.
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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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I will destroy my enemies by converting them to friends.
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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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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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Silence is the maturation of wisdom.
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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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Do not imagine that these most difficult problems can be thoroughly understood by any one of us.
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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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The goal of good health is to enable a person to acquire wisdom.
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Man’s shortcomings and sins are all due to the substance of the body and not to its form; while all his merits are exclusively due to his form.
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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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Let nothing which can be treated by diet be treated by other means.
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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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