All the evils that men cause to each other because of certain desires, or opinions or religious principles, are rooted in ignorance. [All hatred would come to an end] when the earth was flooded with the knowledge of God.
MAIMONIDESLet nothing which can be treated by diet be treated by other means.
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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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Giving is most blessed and most acceptable when the donor remains completely anonymous.
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Anticipate charity by preventing poverty.
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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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Teach thy tongue to say ‘I do not know,’ and thou shalt progress.
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The whole object of the Prophets and the Sages was to declare that a limit is set to human reason where it must halt.
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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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For 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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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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It is man’s duty to love and to fear God, even without hope of reward or fear of punishment.
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For that which is without a beginning, a final cause need not be sought.
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The physician should not treat the disease but the patient who is suffering from it
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Everyone entrusted with a mission is an angel.
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Astrology is a disease, not a science. It is a tree under the shadow of which all sorts of superstitions thrive. Only fools and charlatans lend value to it.
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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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