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.
MAIMONIDESTeach thy tongue to say ‘I do not know,’ and thou shalt progress.
More Maimonides Quotes
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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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The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.
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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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Lose with truth and right rather than gain with falsehood and wrong.
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For that which is without a beginning, a final cause need not be sought.
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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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In finances, be strict with yourself, generous with others.
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Anticipate charity by preventing poverty.
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Let nothing which can be treated by diet be treated by other means.
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Do not consider it proof just because it is written in books, for a liar who will deceive with his tongue will not hesitate to do the same with his pen.
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A wise man is a greater asset to a nation than a king.
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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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Your purpose, should always be to know, the whole that was intended to be known.
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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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Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
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There is no difference between the worry of a human mother and an animal mother for their offspring. A mother’s love does not derive from the intellect but from the emotions, in animals just as in humans.
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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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There are eight rungs in charity. The highest is when you help a man to help himself.
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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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All the evils that men cause to each other because of certain desires, or opinions or religious principles, are rooted in ignorance. [All hatred would come to an end] when the earth was flooded with the knowledge of God.
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A truth does not become greater by repetition.
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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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The same is the case with those opinions of man to which he has been accustomed from his youth; he likes them, defends them, and shuns the opposite views.
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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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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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The key to the understanding and to the full comprehension of all that the Prophets have said is found in the knowledge of the figures, their general ideas, and the meaning of each word they contain.
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