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.
MAIMONIDESThere 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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Man’s obsession to add to his wealth and honor is the chief source of his misery.
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It is man’s duty to love and to fear God, even without hope of reward or fear of punishment.
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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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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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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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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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Anticipate charity by preventing poverty.
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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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A wise man is a greater asset to a nation than a king.
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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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The more necessary a thing is for living beings, the more easily it is found and the cheaper it is; the less necessary it is, the rarer and dearer it is.
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I will destroy my enemies by converting them to friends.
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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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Those who grieve find comfort in weeping and in arousing their sorrow until the body is too tired to bear the inner emotions.
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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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