The same is the case with those opinions of man to which he has been accustomed from his youth; he likes them, defends them, and shuns the opposite views. Maimonides Read Quote
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 truth removes hatred and quarrels, and prevents mutual injuries. Maimonides Read Quote
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 Read Quote
The numerous evils to which individual persons are exposed are due to the defects existing in the persons themselves. We complain and seek relief from our own faults; we suffer from the evils which we, by our own free will, inflict on ourselves and ascribe them to God, who is far from being connected with them! Maimonides Read Quote
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 Read Quote
If a person studies too much and exhausts his reflective powers, he will be confused, and will not be able to apprehend even that which had been within the power of his apprehension. For the powers of the body are all alike in this respect. Maimonides Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
