In the beginning we must simplify the subject, thus unavoidably falsifying it, and later we must sophisticate away the falsely simple beginning.
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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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In the beginning we must simplify the subject, thus unavoidably falsifying it, and later we must sophisticate away the falsely simple beginning.
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Contrast the experience with something worse and you cannot help feeling happy and grateful because. The change from trouble to comfort gives us more pleasure than uninterrupted comfort does.
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Astrology is not an art, it is a disease.
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I will destroy my enemies by converting them to friends.
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A wise man is a greater asset to a nation than a king.
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A truth does not become greater by repetition.
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The goal of good health is to enable a person to acquire wisdom.
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Let nothing which can be treated by diet be treated by other means.
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Everyone entrusted with a mission is an angel.
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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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Every man whose character traits all lie in the mean is called a wise man.
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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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In the realm of Nature there is nothing purposeless, trivial, or unnecessary.
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The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.
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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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Hold firmly to your word.
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