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All attributes ascribed to God are attributes of His acts, and do not imply that God has any qualities.

Maimonides

God is identical with His attributes, so that it may be said that He is the knowledge, the knower, and the known.
MAIMONIDES

God Himself Knowledge Philosophy Religious
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
Hear the truth from whomever says it.
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One Liner Truth
Silence is the maturation of wisdom.
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One Liner Silence Wisdom
A truth does not become greater by repetition.
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Greatness Truth
Astrology is not an art, it is a disease.
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Art One Liner Sick
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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Desire God Ideas Knowledge Man Passion
The great sickness and the grievous evil consist in this: that all the things that man finds written in books, he presumes to think of as true-and all the more so if the books are old.
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Book Evil Greatness Grief Man Old Sick Thinking True Writing
All forces that reside in the body are angels.
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Angel Body Force Self Love
Giving is most blessed and most acceptable when the donor remains completely anonymous.
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Acceptance Blessing Generosity
Nobody is ever impoverished through the giving of charity.
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Charity Money Poor
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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Body Himself Person Power Reflection Respect
All attributes ascribed to God are attributes of His acts, and do not imply that God has any qualities.
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Act God Himself Quality
What is lofty can be said in any language. What is mean should be said in none.
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Kindness Language Word
There are eight rungs in charity. The highest is when you help a man to help himself.
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Charity Help Himself Man
Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still.
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Bed Heart Listen Yourself

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