The same is the case with those opinions of man to which he has been accustomed from his youth; he likes them, defends them, and shuns the opposite views.
MAIMONIDESOne should see the world, and see himself as a scale with an equal balance of good and evil. When he does one good deed the scale is tipped to the good – he and the world is saved. When he does one evil deed the scale is tipped to the bad – he and the world is destroyed.
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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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Inspire me with love for my art and for thy creatures. In the sufferer let me see only the human being.
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God cannot be compared to anything.
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Lose with truth and right rather than gain with falsehood and wrong.
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There is no difference between the worry of a human mother and an animal mother for their offspring. A mother’s love does not derive from the intellect but from the emotions, in animals just as in humans.
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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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For that which is without a beginning, a final cause need not be sought.
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Giving is most blessed and most acceptable when the donor remains completely anonymous.
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A truth does not become greater by repetition.
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The physician should not treat the disease but the patient who is suffering from it
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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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It is better and more satisfactory to acquit a thousand guilty persons than to put a single innocent one to death.
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Every man whose character traits all lie in the mean is called a wise man.
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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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Everyone entrusted with a mission is an angel.
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