Teach thy tongue to say ‘I do not know,’ and thou shalt progress.
MAIMONIDESMan’s obsession to add to his wealth and honor is the chief source of his misery.
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The knowledge of God, the formation of ideas, the mastery of desire and passion, the distinction between that which is to be chosen and that which is to be rejected, all these man owes to his form.
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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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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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If a person studies too much and exhausts his reflective powers, he will be confused, and will not be able to apprehend even that which had been within the power of his apprehension. For the powers of the body are all alike in this respect.
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Do not imagine that these most difficult problems can be thoroughly understood by any one of us.
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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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Even the existence of this corporeal element, low as it in reality is, because it is the source of death and all evils, is likewise good for the permanence of the Universe and the continuation of the order of things, so that one thing departs and the other succeeds.
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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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For that which is without a beginning, a final cause need not be sought.
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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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Lose with truth and right rather than gain with falsehood and wrong.
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In finances, be strict with yourself, generous with others.
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The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.
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A wise man is a greater asset to a nation than a king.
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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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