Maimonides quotes - page 7

Maimonides was a medieval Jewish philosopher, rabbi, and physician, renowned for his works in Jewish law and philosophy. His writings, such as the "Guide for the Perplexed" and "Mishneh Torah," deeply influenced both Jewish thought and broader intellectual traditions. He is remembered as one of the greatest minds in Jewish history and a bridge between faith and reason. Here are 213 of his quotes:

My object in adopting this arrangement is that the truths should be at one time apparent and at another time concealed.

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Those creatures, therefore, which receive part of that intellectual influence, will become subject to the action of Providence in the same proportion as they are acted upon by the intellect. This theory is in accordance with reason and with the teaching of the Scripture, whilst the other theories previously mentioned either exaggerate Divine Providence of detract from it.

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Those who seek the truth, and admit what is true, must believe that nothing is hidden from God; that everything is revealed to His knowledge, which is identical with His essence; that this kind of knowledge cannot be comprehended by us.

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Consider in how many ways His knowledge is distinguished from ours according to all the teaching of every revealed religion.

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Wrong cannot be ascribed to God in any way whatever; all evils and afflictions as well as all kinds of happiness of man, whether they concern one individual or a community, are distributed according to justice.

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He gave us existence; and the creation of the controlling faculty in animals is a proof of His mercy towards them.

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Those who wash their body and cleanse their garments whilst they remain dirty by bad actions and principles, are described by Solomon as "a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet are not washed from their filthiness; a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes!"

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One who is in a dying condition is regarded as a living person in all respects.

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The custom which was in those days.

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What prevented Him from making His primary object a direct commandment to us, and to give us the capacity of obeying it?

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I have composed this work neither for the common people, nor for beginners, nor for those who occupy themselves only with the Law as it is handed down without concerning themselves with its principles. The design of this work is rather to promote the true understanding of the real spirit of the Law.

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In addition to the teaching of truths the Law aims at the removal of injustice from mankind.

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Know that this Universe, in its entirety, is nothing else but one individual being.

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Divine Providence is connected with Divine intellectual influence.

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The corporeal element in man is a large screen and partition that prevents him from perfectly perceiving abstract ideals.

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This book will then be a key admitting to places the gates of which would otherwise be closed. When the gates are opened and men enter, their souls will enjoy repose, their eyes will be gratified, and even their bodies, after all toil and labour, will be refreshed.

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To give a full explanation of the mystic passages of the Bible is contrary to the law and to reason; besides, my knowledge of them is based on reasoning, not on divine inspiration.

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He did not command us to give up and to discontinue all these manners of service, for.

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I do not ascribe to God ignorance of anything or any kind of weakness; I hold that Divine Providence is related and closely connected with the intellect.

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Those who are ignorant and perverse in their thought are constantly in trouble and pain, because they cannot get as much of the superfluous things as a certain other person possesses.

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When a man reflects on these things, studies all these created beings, from the angels and spheres down to human beings and so on, and realizes the divine wisdom manifested in them all, his love for God will increase, his soul will thirst, his very flesh will yearn to love God.

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For this reason, great theological scholars gave instruction in all such matters only by means of metaphors and allegories.

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