All forces that reside in the body are angels.
MAIMONIDESMan’s obsession to add to his wealth and honor is the chief source of his misery.
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It is better and more satisfactory to acquit a thousand guilty persons than to put a single innocent one to death.
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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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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.
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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.
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Lose with truth and right rather than gain with falsehood and wrong.
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A wise man is a greater asset to a nation than a king.
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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.
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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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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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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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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.
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Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still.
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A truth does not become greater by repetition.
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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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Giving is most blessed and most acceptable when the donor remains completely anonymous.
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