Actions are divided as regards their object into four classes; they are either purposeless, unimportant, or vain, or good.
MAIMONIDESFor it is said, You shall strengthen the stranger and the dweller in your midst and live with him, that is to say, strengthen him until he needs no longer fall upon the mercy of the community or be in need.
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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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Consequently he who wishes to attain to human perfection, must therefore first study Logic, next the various branches of Mathematics in their proper order, then Physics, and lastly Metaphysics.
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In the realm of Nature there is nothing purposeless, trivial, or unnecessary.
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Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still.
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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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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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A truth does not become greater by repetition.
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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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Silence is the maturation of wisdom.
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In the beginning we must simplify the subject, thus unavoidably falsifying it, and later we must sophisticate away the falsely simple beginning.
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Let nothing which can be treated by diet be treated by other means.
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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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I will destroy my enemies by converting them to friends.
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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 man’s duty to love and to fear God, even without hope of reward or fear of punishment.
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