He who does not understand that a dead lion is more alive than a living dog will remain a dog.
MAIMONIDESThe 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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All forces that reside in the body are angels.
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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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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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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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Giving is most blessed and most acceptable when the donor remains completely anonymous.
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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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Astrology is a disease, not a science. It is a tree under the shadow of which all sorts of superstitions thrive. Only fools and charlatans lend value to it.
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Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still.
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Astrology is not an art, it is a disease.
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Teach thy tongue to say ‘I do not know,’ and thou shalt progress.
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Everyone entrusted with a mission is an angel.
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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 physician should not treat the disease but the patient who is suffering from it
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Nobody is ever impoverished through the giving of charity.
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A truth does not become greater by repetition.
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