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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

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

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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!

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One should see the world, and see himself as a scale with an equal balance of good and evil. When he does one good deed the scale is tipped to the good - he and the world is saved. When he does one evil deed the scale is tipped to the bad - he and the world is destroyed.

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When man possesses a good, sound body that does not overpower him nor disturb the equilibrium in him, he possesses a divine gift. In short, a good constitution facilitates the rule of the soul over the body, but it is not impossible to conquer a bad constitution by training.

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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.

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Consequently he who wishes to attain to human perfection, must therefore first study Logic, next the various branches of Mathematics in their proper order, then Physics, and lastly Metaphysics.

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Anticipate charity by preventing poverty.

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

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You must accept the truth from whatever source it comes.

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Biography

Nationality: Spanish

Type: Philosopher

Born: March 30th, 1135

Died: December 13th, 1204

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