Silence is the maturation of wisdom.
MAIMONIDESMedical 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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The physician should not treat the disease but the patient who is suffering from it
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Hold firmly to your word.
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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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Every man whose character traits all lie in the mean is called a wise man.
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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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He who does not understand that a dead lion is more alive than a living dog will remain a dog.
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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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I will destroy my enemies by converting them to friends.
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In so far as the soul is a force residing in the body; it has therefore been said that the properties of the soul depend of the condition of the body.
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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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The knowledge of God, the formation of ideas, the mastery of desire and passion, the distinction between that which is to be chosen and that which is to be rejected, all these man owes to his form.
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God cannot be compared to anything.
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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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Man’s obsession to add to his wealth and honor is the chief source of his misery.
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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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