Hear the truth from whomever says it.
MAIMONIDESA truth does not become greater by repetition.
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A wise man is a greater asset to a nation than a king.
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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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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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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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Lose with truth and right rather than gain with falsehood and wrong.
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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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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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It is better and more satisfactory to acquit a thousand guilty persons than to put a single innocent one to death.
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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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In finances, be strict with yourself, generous with others.
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Everyone entrusted with a mission is an angel.
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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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For that which is without a beginning, a final cause need not be sought.
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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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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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