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.
MAIMONIDESThe 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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In the realm of Nature there is nothing purposeless, trivial, or unnecessary.
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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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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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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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For it is said, You shall strengthen the stranger and the dweller in your midst and live with him, that is to say, strengthen him until he needs no longer fall upon the mercy of the community or be in need.
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Consequently he who wishes to attain to human perfection, must therefore first study Logic, next the various branches of Mathematics in their proper order, then Physics, and lastly Metaphysics.
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Astrology is not an art, it is a disease.
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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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Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still.
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He who does not understand that a dead lion is more alive than a living dog will remain a dog.
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Hold firmly to your word.
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For that which is without a beginning, a final cause need not be sought.
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God who preceded all existence is a refuge.
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Nobody is ever impoverished through the giving of charity.
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A wise man is a greater asset to a nation than a king.
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