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Those who grieve find comfort in weeping and in arousing their sorrow until the body is too tired to bear the inner emotions.

Maimonides

The physician should not treat the disease but the patient who is suffering from it
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Doctor Sick Suffering
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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Philosophy Truth Virtue World
In the realm of Nature there is nothing purposeless, trivial, or unnecessary.
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Nature Necessary Purpose
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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Change Character Doubt God Intellectual Knowledge Law Man Mindset Ourselves Present Principle Result Support
Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still.
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Bed Heart Listen Yourself
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
The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.
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Decision Deep Risk Wrong
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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Avoid Beginning Philosophy Simplicity Talk
All forces that reside in the body are angels.
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Angel Body Force Self Love
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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Fight Hate Injury Knowledge Man Relationship Truth Wisdom
He who does not understand that a dead lion is more alive than a living dog will remain a dog.
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Alive Dog Himself Live Understand
God cannot be compared to anything.
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God One Liner
What is lofty can be said in any language. What is mean should be said in none.
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Kindness Language Word
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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Evil People Strength Suffering
Everyone entrusted with a mission is an angel.
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Angel Mission Trust
Giving is most blessed and most acceptable when the donor remains completely anonymous.
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Acceptance Blessing Generosity

Those who grieve find comfort in weeping and in arousing their sorrow until the body is too tired to bear the inner emotions.

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