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Do not imagine that these most difficult problems can be thoroughly understood by any one of us.

Maimonides

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.
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Believe Existence Man Philosophy
Truth does not become more true by virtue of the fact that the entire world agrees with it, nor less so even if the whole world disagrees with it.
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Philosophy Truth Virtue World
Silence is the maturation of wisdom.
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One Liner Silence Wisdom
Anticipate charity by preventing poverty.
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Charity Poor
Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still.
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Bed Heart Listen Yourself
The second class of evils comprises such evils as people cause to each other, when, e.g. , some of them use their strength against others. These evils are more numerous than those of the first kind. They likewise originate in ourselves, though the sufferer himself cannot avert them.
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Evil People Strength Suffering
Hold firmly to your word.
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One Liner Word Yourself
In the realm of Nature there is nothing purposeless, trivial, or unnecessary.
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Nature Necessary Purpose
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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Desire God Ideas Knowledge Man Passion
Everyone entrusted with a mission is an angel.
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Angel Mission Trust
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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Body Man Philosophy Sin
A truth does not become greater by repetition.
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Greatness Truth
If men possessed wisdom, which stands in the same relation to the form of man as the sight to the eye, they would not cause any injury to themselves or to others, for the knowledge of the truth removes hatred and quarrels, and prevents mutual injuries.
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Fight Hate Injury Knowledge Man Relationship Truth Wisdom
For that which is without a beginning, a final cause need not be sought.
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Beginning Need Philosophy
Lose with truth and right rather than gain with falsehood and wrong.
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Lose Right Truth Wrong
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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Body Comfortable Emotional Grief Pain
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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Himself Man Reason Sex Strong Woman
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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Disease Fools Science Sick Tree Value
Every man whose character traits all lie in the mean is called a wise man.
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Character Lie Man Wisdom
I will destroy my enemies by converting them to friends.
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Destroy Enemy Friendship Myself
Do not imagine that these most difficult problems can be thoroughly understood by any one of us.
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Difficult Imagination Problem Understand
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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Charity Hands Man Strength
A wise man is a greater asset to a nation than a king.
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Greatness Nation Rule Wisdom Worth
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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Himself Man View Youth
Every man should view himself as equally balanced: half good and half evil. Likewise, he should see the entire world as half good and half evil. With a single good deed he will tip the scales for himself, and for the entire world, to the side of good.
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Equality Evil Goodness Man Philosophy See View World
The goal of good health is to enable a person to acquire wisdom.
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Goal Goodness Health Wisdom
All forces that reside in the body are angels.
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Angel Body Force Self Love

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