I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, blessed be his name, is not a body, and that he is free from all accidents of matter, and that he has not any form whatsoever.
MAIMONIDESAll 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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The soul is subject to health and disease, just as is the body. The health and disease of both, undoubtedly depend upon beliefs and customs, which are peculiar to mankind.
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Everyone entrusted with a mission is an angel.
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Hold firmly to your word.
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God cannot be compared to anything.
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Every man whose character traits all lie in the mean is called a wise man.
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Actions are divided as regards their object into four classes; they are either purposeless, unimportant, or vain, or good.
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One 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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It is well known among physicians that the best of the nourishing foods is the one that the Moslem religion forbids, i.e., Wine. It contains much good and light nourishment. It is rapidly digested and helps to digest other foods.
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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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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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There are eight rungs in charity. The highest is when you help a man to help himself.
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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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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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Let nothing which can be treated by diet be treated by other means.
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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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