Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
MAIMONIDESAll attributes ascribed to God are attributes of His acts, and do not imply that God has any qualities.
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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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Do not consider it proof just because it is written in books, for a liar who will deceive with his tongue will not hesitate to do the same with his pen.
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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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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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God who preceded all existence is a refuge.
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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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Everyone entrusted with a mission is an angel.
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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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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.
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It should not be believed that all beings exist for the sake of the existence of man. On the contrary, all the other beings too have been intended for their own sakes and not for the sake of anything else.
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A wise man is a greater asset to a nation than a king.
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All attributes ascribed to God are attributes of His acts, and do not imply that God has any qualities.
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Hold firmly to your word.
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Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still.
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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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