Silence is the maturation of wisdom.
MAIMONIDESIf 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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Actions are divided as regards their object into four classes; they are either purposeless, unimportant, or vain, or good.
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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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Anticipate charity by preventing poverty.
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For that which is without a beginning, a final cause need not be sought.
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Everyone entrusted with a mission is an angel.
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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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Every man whose character traits all lie in the mean is called a wise man.
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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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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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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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Giving is most blessed and most acceptable when the donor remains completely anonymous.
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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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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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In finances, be strict with yourself, generous with others.
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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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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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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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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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A truth does not become greater by repetition.
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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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Teach thy tongue to say ‘I do not know,’ and thou shalt progress.
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The physician should not treat the disease but the patient who is suffering from it
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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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He who does not understand that a dead lion is more alive than a living dog will remain a dog.
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In the realm of Nature there is nothing purposeless, trivial, or unnecessary.
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