In the beginning we must simplify the subject, thus unavoidably falsifying it, and later we must sophisticate away the falsely simple beginning.
MAIMONIDESThe 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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Astrology is not an art, it is a disease.
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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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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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All forces that reside in the body are angels.
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Silence is the maturation of wisdom.
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If men possessed wisdom, which stands in the same relation to the form of man as the sight to the eye, they would not cause any injury to themselves or to others, for the knowledge of the truth removes hatred and quarrels, and prevents mutual injuries.
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The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.
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It is well known among physicians that the best of the nourishing foods is the one that the Moslem religion forbids, i.e., Wine. It contains much good and light nourishment. It is rapidly digested and helps to digest other foods.
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In the realm of Nature there is nothing purposeless, trivial, or unnecessary.
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A wise man is a greater asset to a nation than a king.
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Giving is most blessed and most acceptable when the donor remains completely anonymous.
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Hold firmly to your word.
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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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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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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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