Maimonides Quotes
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.
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
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.
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.
To the totality of purposes of the perfect Law there belong the abandonment, depreciation, and restraint of desires in so far as possible.
It is man's duty to love and to fear God, even without hope of reward or fear of punishment.
A small amount of wine such as three or four glasses is of benefit for the preservation of the health of human beings and an excellent remedy for most illnesses.
The knowledge of God, the formation of ideas, the mastery of desire and passion, the distinction between that which is to be chosen and that which is to be rejected, all these man owes to his form.
It is hard for a woman with whom an uncircumcised man has had sexual intercourse to separate from him. In my opinion this is the strongest of the reasons for circumcision.
He who does not understand that a dead lion is more alive than a living dog will remain a dog.
We are obligated to be more scrupulous in fulfilling the commandment of charity than any other positive commandment because charity is the sign of a righteous man.
Contrast the experience with something worse and you cannot help feeling happy and grateful because... The change from trouble to comfort gives us more pleasure than uninterrupted comfort does.
In the beginning we must simplify the subject, thus unavoidably falsifying it, and later we must sophisticate away the falsely simple beginning.
The soul is subject to health and disease, just as is the body. The health and disease of both . . . undoubtedly depend upon beliefs and customs, which are peculiar to mankind.
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.
It is better and more satisfactory to acquit a thousand guilty persons than to put a single innocent one to death.
Your purpose...should always be to know...the whole that was intended to be known.
He, however, who begins with Metaphysics, will not only become confused in matters of religion, but will fall into complete infidelity.
The more necessary a thing is for living beings, the more easily it is found and the cheaper it is; the less necessary it is, the rarer and dearer it is.
Work before eating, rest after eating. Eat not ravenously, filling the mouth gulp after gulp without breathing space.
Transient bodies are only subject to destruction through their substance and not through their form, nor can the essence of their form be destroyed; in this respect they are permanent.
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.
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.
There are four different theories concerning Divine Providence; they are all ancient, known from the time of the Prophets, when the true law was revealed to enlighten these dark regions.