Astrology is not an art, it is a disease. Maimonides More Quotes by Maimonides More Quotes From Maimonides We each decide whether to make ourselves learned or ignorant, compassionate or cruel, generous or miserly. No one forces us. No one decides for us, no one drags us along one path or the other. We are responsible for what we are. Maimonides ignorant responsible path 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 wisdom truth doe 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 inspirational life funny 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 eight men hands Every man should view himself as equally balanced: half good and half evil. Likewise, he should see the entire world as half good and half evil.... With a single good deed he will tip the scales for himself, and for the entire world, to the side of good. Maimonides views evil men Teach thy tongue to say 'I do not know,' and thou shalt progress. Maimonides motivational positive inspirational I will destroy my enemies by converting them to friends. Maimonides converting enemy Let nothing which can be treated by diet be treated by other means. Maimonides health healing food Do not consider it proof just because it is written in books, for a liar who will deceive with his tongue will not hesitate to do the same with his pen. Maimonides liars book lying There is no difference between the pain of humans and the pain of other living beings, since the love and tenderness of the mother for the young are not produced by reasoning, but by feeling, and this faculty exists not only in humans but in most living beings. Maimonides philosophical pain mother Man's obsession to add to his wealth and honor is the chief source of his misery. Maimonides honor add men There are eight rungs in charity. The highest is when you help a man to help himself. Maimonides inspiration kindness men The physician should not treat the disease but the patient who is suffering from it Maimonides nursing medicine health Silence is the maturation of wisdom. Maimonides silence-is silence You must accept the truth from whatever source it comes. Maimonides apology accepting reality God who preceded all existence is a refuge. Maimonides refuge existence It should not be believed that all beings exist for the sake of the existence of man. On the contrary, all the other beings too have been intended for their own sakes and not for the sake of anything else. Maimonides philosophical nature animal At times the truth shines so brilliantly that we perceive it as clear as day. Our nature and habit then draw a veil over our perception, and we return to a darkness almost as dense as before. We are like those who, though beholding frequent flashes of lightning, still find themselves in the thickest darkness of the night. Maimonides shining darkness night 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. Maimonides wine light food The goal of good health is to enable a person to acquire wisdom. Maimonides good-health persons goal
