black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

There are eight levels of charity. The highest is when you strengthen a man’s hand until he need no longer be dependent upon others.

Maimonides

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

Act God Himself Quality
In so far as the soul is a force residing in the body; it has therefore been said that the properties of the soul depend of the condition of the body.
MAIMONIDES

Body Far Force Soul Spiritual
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.
MAIMONIDES

Disease Fools Science Sick Tree Value
What is lofty can be said in any language. What is mean should be said in none.
MAIMONIDES

Kindness Language Word
Man’s obsession to add to his wealth and honor is the chief source of his misery.
MAIMONIDES

Acceptance Misery Money Yourself
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.
MAIMONIDES

Himself Man Reason Sex Strong Woman
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.
MAIMONIDES

Book Evidence Lie Writing
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.
MAIMONIDES

Fight Hate Injury Knowledge Man Relationship Truth Wisdom
Man’s shortcomings and sins are all due to the substance of the body and not to its form; while all his merits are exclusively due to his form.
MAIMONIDES

Body Man Philosophy Sin
Your purpose, should always be to know, the whole that was intended to be known.
MAIMONIDES

Philosophy Purpose Yourself
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.
MAIMONIDES

Himself Man View Youth
It is man’s duty to love and to fear God, even without hope of reward or fear of punishment.
MAIMONIDES

Fear God Hope Love Man Punishment Reward
Teach thy tongue to say ‘I do not know,’ and thou shalt progress.
MAIMONIDES

Improvement Myself Progress Teaching
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.
MAIMONIDES

Gift Hands Inspirational Practice Understand
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
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.
MAIMONIDES

Philosophy Truth Virtue World

There are eight levels of charity. The highest is when you strengthen a man’s hand until he need no longer be dependent upon others.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

There are eight levels of charity. The highest is when you strengthen a man’s hand until he need no longer be dependent upon others.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Maimonides Quotes