All forces that reside in the body are angels.
MAIMONIDESIn finances, be strict with yourself, generous with others.
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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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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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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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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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The goal of good health is to enable a person to acquire wisdom.
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The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.
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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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Let nothing which can be treated by diet be treated by other means.
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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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Giving is most blessed and most acceptable when the donor remains completely anonymous.
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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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Hear the truth from whomever says 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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What is lofty can be said in any language. What is mean should be said in none.
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God cannot be compared to anything.
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