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.
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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All the evils that men cause to each other because of certain desires, or opinions or religious principles, are rooted in ignorance. [All hatred would come to an end] when the earth was flooded with the knowledge of God.
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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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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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For that which is without a beginning, a final cause need not be sought.
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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 more necessary a thing is for living beings, the more easily it is found and the cheaper it is; the less necessary it is, the rarer and dearer it is.
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Lose with truth and right rather than gain with falsehood and wrong.
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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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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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Hold firmly to your word.
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A wise man is a greater asset to a nation than a king.
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For it is said, You shall strengthen the stranger and the dweller in your midst and live with him, that is to say, strengthen him until he needs no longer fall upon the mercy of the community or be in need.
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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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Hear the truth from whomever says 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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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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There is no difference between the worry of a human mother and an animal mother for their offspring. A mother’s love does not derive from the intellect but from the emotions, in animals just as in humans.
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All attributes ascribed to God are attributes of His acts, and do not imply that God has any qualities.
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In the realm of Nature there is nothing purposeless, trivial, or unnecessary.
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Your purpose, should always be to know, the whole that was intended to be known.
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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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Silence is the maturation of wisdom.
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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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Nobody is ever impoverished through the giving of charity.
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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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It is man’s duty to love and to fear God, even without hope of reward or fear of punishment.
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