black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Man’s obsession to add to his wealth and honor is the chief source of his misery.

Maimonides

Teach thy tongue to say ‘I do not know,’ and thou shalt progress.
MAIMONIDES

Improvement Myself Progress Teaching
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.
MAIMONIDES

Desire God Ideas Knowledge Man Passion
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.
MAIMONIDES

Doctor Food Goodness Help Light Religion Wine
Inspire me with love for my art and for thy creatures. In the sufferer let me see only the human being.
MAIMONIDES

Art Human Inspirational Love Myself See Suffering
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.
MAIMONIDES

Body Himself Person Power Reflection Respect
Do not imagine that these most difficult problems can be thoroughly understood by any one of us.
MAIMONIDES

Difficult Imagination Problem Understand
What is lofty can be said in any language. What is mean should be said in none.
MAIMONIDES

Kindness Language Word
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.
MAIMONIDES

Death Evil Existence Leaving Reality Success
All attributes ascribed to God are attributes of His acts, and do not imply that God has any qualities.
MAIMONIDES

Act God Himself Quality
For that which is without a beginning, a final cause need not be sought.
MAIMONIDES

Beginning Need Philosophy
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.
MAIMONIDES

Himself Man Reason Sex Strong Woman
Lose with truth and right rather than gain with falsehood and wrong.
MAIMONIDES

Lose Right Truth Wrong
In finances, be strict with yourself, generous with others.
MAIMONIDES

Generous Yourself
The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.
MAIMONIDES

Decision Deep Risk Wrong
A wise man is a greater asset to a nation than a king.
MAIMONIDES

Greatness Nation Rule Wisdom Worth
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.
MAIMONIDES

Body Far Force Soul Spiritual

Man’s obsession to add to his wealth and honor is the chief source of his misery.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Man’s obsession to add to his wealth and honor is the chief source of his misery.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Maimonides Quotes