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.
MAIMONIDESIt is man’s duty to love and to fear God, even without hope of reward or fear of punishment.
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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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Contrast the experience with something worse and you cannot help feeling happy and grateful because. The change from trouble to comfort gives us more pleasure than uninterrupted comfort does.
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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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The goal of good health is to enable a person to acquire wisdom.
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It should not be believed that all beings exist for the sake of the existence of man. On the contrary, all the other beings too have been intended for their own sakes and not for the sake of anything else.
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The fact that laws were given to man, both affirmative and negative, supports the principle, that God’s knowledge of future events does not change their character. The great doubt that presents itself to our mind is the result of the insufficiency of our intellect.
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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.
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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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The whole object of the Prophets and the Sages was to declare that a limit is set to human reason where it must halt.
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In the realm of Nature there is nothing purposeless, trivial, or unnecessary.
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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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I will destroy my enemies by converting them to friends.
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God who preceded all existence is a refuge.
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God cannot be compared to anything.
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Man’s obsession to add to his wealth and honor is the chief source of his misery.
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