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Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: Teach thy tongue to say 'I do not

Teach thy tongue to say 'I do not know', and thou shalt progress. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: In the beginning we must simplify the subject,

In the beginning we must simplify the subject, thus unavoidably falsifying it, and later we must sophisticate away the falsely simple beginning. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: It is better and more satisfactory to acquit

It is better and more satisfactory to acquit a thousand guilty persons than to put a single innocent one to death. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: For every force charged by God, may He

For every force charged by God, may He be exalted, with some business is an angel put in charge ... — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By David Zulberg: Maimonides is the most influential Jewish thinker of

Maimonides is the most influential Jewish thinker of the Middle Ages, and quite possibly of all time. — David Zulberg

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: No disease that can be treated by diet

No disease that can be treated by diet should be treated with any other means. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: In finances, be strict with yourself, generous with

In finances, be strict with yourself, generous with others. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: The being which has absolute existence, which has

The being which has absolute existence, which has never been and will never be without existence, is not in need of an agent. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: Management [ Providence ], knowledge, and intention are

Management [ Providence ], knowledge, and intention are not the same when ascribed to us and when ascribed to God. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: Silence is the maturation of wisdom.

Silence is the maturation of wisdom. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: In accordance with the divine wisdom, genesis can

In accordance with the divine wisdom, genesis can only take place through destruction. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: The first kind of evil is that which

The first kind of evil is that which is caused to man by the circumstance that he is subject to genesis and destruction, or that he possesses a body. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: Work before eating, rest after eating. Eat not

Work before eating, rest after eating. Eat not ravenously, filling the mouth gulp after gulp without breathing space. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: Give a man a fish and you feed

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: God cannot be compared to anything. Note this.

God cannot be compared to anything. Note this. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: God is identical with His attributes, so that

God is identical with His attributes, so that it may be said that He is the knowledge, the knower, and the known. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: There are eight levels of charity ... The

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. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Simon Schama: Be angry only for a grave cause that

Be angry only for a grave cause that rightly calls for indignation,' Maimonides wrote in his Mishneh Torah. What — Simon Schama

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: Astrology is a disease, not a science.

Astrology is a disease, not a science. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: Astrology is not an art, it is a

Astrology is not an art, it is a disease. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: God who preceded all existence is a refuge

God who preceded all existence is a refuge ... — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: Giving is most blessed and most acceptable when

Giving is most blessed and most acceptable when the donor remains completely anonymous. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: The physician should not treat the disease but

The physician should not treat the disease but the patient who is suffering from it — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: Those who believe that ... detailed rules originate

Those who believe that ... detailed rules originate in a certain cause, are as far from the truth as those who assume that the whole law is useless. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: Commune with your own heart on your bed

Commune with your own heart on your bed and be still. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: What is lofty can be said in any

What is lofty can be said in any language. What is mean should be said in none. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: It is of great advantage that man should

It is of great advantage that man should know his station, and not imagine that the whole universe exists only for him. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: The true work of God is all good,

The true work of God is all good, since it is existence. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: A truth does not become greater by repetition.

A truth does not become greater by repetition. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: Hold firmly to your word.

Hold firmly to your word. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: Inspire me with love for my art and

Inspire me with love for my art and for thy creatures. In the sufferer let me see only the human being. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: Lose with truth and right rather than gain

Lose with truth and right rather than gain with falsehood and wrong. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: Nobody is ever impoverished through the giving of

Nobody is ever impoverished through the giving of charity. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: That which is produced with intention has passed

That which is produced with intention has passed over from non-existence to existence. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: The whole object of the Prophets and the

The whole object of the Prophets and the Sages was to declare that a limit is set to human reason where it must halt. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: Actions are divided as regards their object into

Actions are divided as regards their object into four classes; they are either purposeless , unimportant , or vain , or good . — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: Those who grieve find comfort in weeping and

Those who grieve find comfort in weeping and in arousing their sorrow until the body is too tired to bear the inner emotions. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By James Joyce: Gone too from the world, Averroes and Moses

Gone too from the world, Averroes and Moses Maimonides, — James Joyce

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: All attributes ascribed to God are attributes of

All attributes ascribed to God are attributes of His acts, and do not imply that God has any qualities. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: Every man whose character traits all lie in

Every man whose character traits all lie in the mean is called a wise man. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: No form remains permanently in a substance; a

No form remains permanently in a substance; a constant change takes place, one form is taken off and another is put on. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: The goal of good health is to enable

The goal of good health is to enable a person to acquire wisdom. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: There are eight rungs in charity. The highest

There are eight rungs in charity. The highest is when you help a man to help himself. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: The risk of a wrong decision is preferable

The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: Everyone entrusted with a mission is an angel.

Everyone entrusted with a mission is an angel. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: In the realm of Nature there is nothing

In the realm of Nature there is nothing purposeless, trivial, or unnecessary — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: Astrology is a sickness, not a science ...

Astrology is a sickness, not a science ... It is a tree under the shade of which all sorts of superstitions thrive. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By John Maynard Keynes: Newton was a judaic monotheist of the school

Newton was a judaic monotheist of the school of Maimonides — John Maynard Keynes

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: The person who wishes to attain human perfection

The person who wishes to attain human perfection should study logic first, next mathematics, then physics, and, lastly, metaphysics. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: To the totality of purposes of the perfect

To the totality of purposes of the perfect Law there belong the abandonment, depreciation, and restraint of desires in so far as possible. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: He, however, who begins with Metaphysics, will not

He, however, who begins with Metaphysics, will not only become confused in matters of religion, but will fall into complete infidelity. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: A wise man is a greater asset to

A wise man is a greater asset to a nation than a king. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: Do not imagine that these most difficult problems

Do not imagine that these most difficult problems can be thoroughly understood by any one of us. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: Man's shortcomings and sins are all due to

Man's shortcomings and sins are all due to substance of the body and not to its form, while all his merits are exclusively due to his form. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: You must accept the truth from whatever source

You must accept the truth from whatever source it comes. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: All forces that reside in the body are

All forces that reside in the body are angels. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: If the whole earth is infinitely small in

If the whole earth is infinitely small in comparison with the sphere of the stars, what is man compared with all these created beings! — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: Truth does not become more true by virtue

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. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: In so far as the soul is a

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. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: I will destroy my enemies by converting them

I will destroy my enemies by converting them to friends. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: Man's obsession to add to his wealth and

Man's obsession to add to his wealth and honor is the chief source of his misery. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: He who does not understand that a dead

He who does not understand that a dead lion is more alive than a living dog will remain a dog. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: It is man's duty to love and to

It is man's duty to love and to fear God, even without hope of reward or fear of punishment. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Christopher Hitchens: When Maimonides says that the Messiah will come

When Maimonides says that the Messiah will come but that 'he may tarry,' we see the origin of every Jewish shrug from Spinoza to Woody Allen. — Christopher Hitchens

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: If one avoids haughtiness to the utmost extent

If one avoids haughtiness to the utmost extent and is exceedingly humble, he is termed a saint, and this is the standard of saintliness. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: Anticipate charity by preventing poverty.

Anticipate charity by preventing poverty. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: For that which is without a beginning, a

For that which is without a beginning, a final cause need not be sought. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: Hear the truth from whomever says it

Hear the
truth from whomever says it — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: Your purpose ... should always be to know

Your purpose ... should always be to know ... the whole that was intended to be known. — Maimonides

Maimonides Quotes By Maimonides: Let nothing which can be treated by diet

Let nothing which can be treated by diet be treated by other means. — Maimonides