In the realm of Nature there is nothing purposeless, trivial, or unnecessary.
MAIMONIDESIn finances, be strict with yourself, generous with others.
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God is identical with His attributes, so that it may be said that He is the knowledge, the knower, and the known.
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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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God cannot be compared to anything.
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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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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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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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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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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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Giving is most blessed and most acceptable when the donor remains completely anonymous.
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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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In so far as the soul is a force residing in the body; it has therefore been said that the properties of the soul depend of the condition of the body.
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The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.
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Teach thy tongue to say ‘I do not know,’ and thou shalt progress.
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For that which is without a beginning, a final cause need not be sought.
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