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.
MAIMONIDESThere are eight levels of charity. The highest is when you strengthen a man’s hand until he need no longer be dependent upon others.
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In the realm of Nature there is nothing purposeless, trivial, or unnecessary.
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Let nothing which can be treated by diet be treated by other means.
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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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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.
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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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A truth does not become greater by repetition.
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There are eight rungs in charity. The highest is when you help a man to help himself.
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I will destroy my enemies by converting them to friends.
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All forces that reside in the body are angels.
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Hear the truth from whomever says it.
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Silence is the maturation of wisdom.
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The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.
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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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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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Hold firmly to your word.
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