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.
MAIMONIDESGive a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
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Do not imagine that these most difficult problems can be thoroughly understood by any one of us.
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Actions are divided as regards their object into four classes; they are either purposeless, unimportant, or vain, or good.
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I will destroy my enemies by converting them to friends.
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If a person studies too much and exhausts his reflective powers, he will be confused, and will not be able to apprehend even that which had been within the power of his apprehension. For the powers of the body are all alike in this respect.
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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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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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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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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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Anticipate charity by preventing poverty.
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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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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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Hold firmly to your word.
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Everyone entrusted with a mission is an angel.
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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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Hear the truth from whomever says it.
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