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.
MAIMONIDESThe 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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Lose with truth and right rather than gain with falsehood and wrong.
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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.
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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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All forces that reside in the body are angels.
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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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For that which is without a beginning, a final cause need not be sought.
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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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I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, blessed be his name, is not a body, and that he is free from all accidents of matter, and that he has not any form whatsoever.
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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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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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Actions are divided as regards their object into four classes; they are either purposeless, unimportant, or vain, or good.
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In finances, be strict with yourself, generous with others.
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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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Every man whose character traits all lie in the mean is called a wise man.
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Hear the truth from whomever says it.
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Astrology is not an art, it is a disease.
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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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Giving is most blessed and most acceptable when the donor remains completely anonymous.
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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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Your purpose, should always be to know, the whole that was intended to be known.
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In the realm of Nature there is nothing purposeless, trivial, or unnecessary.
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The physician should not treat the disease but the patient who is suffering from it
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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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Silence is the maturation of wisdom.
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Let nothing which can be treated by diet be treated by other means.
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The whole object of the Prophets and the Sages was to declare that a limit is set to human reason where it must halt.
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