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For that which is without a beginning, a final cause need not be sought.

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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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Himself Man Reason Sex Strong Woman
For that which is without a beginning, a final cause need not be sought.
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Beginning Need Philosophy
The physician should not treat the disease but the patient who is suffering from it
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Doctor Sick Suffering
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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Believe Blessing Faith Myself Perfection
Teach thy tongue to say ‘I do not know,’ and thou shalt progress.
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Improvement Myself Progress Teaching
The great sickness and the grievous evil consist in this: that all the things that man finds written in books, he presumes to think of as true-and all the more so if the books are old.
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Book Evil Greatness Grief Man Old Sick Thinking True Writing
Even the existence of this corporeal element, low as it in reality is, because it is the source of death and all evils, is likewise good for the permanence of the Universe and the continuation of the order of things, so that one thing departs and the other succeeds.
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Death Evil Existence Leaving Reality Success
Your purpose, should always be to know, the whole that was intended to be known.
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Philosophy Purpose Yourself
In the realm of Nature there is nothing purposeless, trivial, or unnecessary.
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Nature Necessary Purpose
Anticipate charity by preventing poverty.
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Charity Poor
There are eight rungs in charity. The highest is when you help a man to help himself.
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Charity Help Himself Man
What is lofty can be said in any language. What is mean should be said in none.
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Kindness Language Word
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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Book Evidence Lie Writing
Giving is most blessed and most acceptable when the donor remains completely anonymous.
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Acceptance Blessing Generosity
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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Better Death Guilty Oneself Person Satisfaction
Hear the truth from whomever says it.
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One Liner Truth

For that which is without a beginning, a final cause need not be sought.

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