A wise man is a greater asset to a nation than a king.
MAIMONIDESYour purpose, should always be to know, the whole that was intended to be known.
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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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Every man should view himself as equally balanced: half good and half evil. Likewise, he should see the entire world as half good and half evil. With a single good deed he will tip the scales for himself, and for the entire world, to the side of good.
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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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A truth does not become greater by repetition.
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Inspire me with love for my art and for thy creatures. In the sufferer let me see only the human being.
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Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still.
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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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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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Hear the truth from whomever says it.
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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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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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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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Teach thy tongue to say ‘I do not know,’ and thou shalt progress.
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The more necessary a thing is for living beings, the more easily it is found and the cheaper it is; the less necessary it is, the rarer and dearer it is.
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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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