Psychology Quotes by Maimonides

9 Psychology quotes by Maimonides

Maimonides blends medieval scholarship with keen observations about mental life. This brief collection showcases his balanced approach, offering a taste of his rational yet humane perspective.

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Further, there are things of which the mind understands one part, but remains ignorant of the other; and when man is able…

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Know that for the human mind there are certain objects of perception which are within the scope of its nature and capacity;…

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It is necessary to bear in mind that Scripture only teaches the chief points of those true principles which lead to the…

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However great the exertion of our mind may be to comprehend the Divine Being or any of the ideals, we find a…

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This must be our belief when we have a correct knowledge of our own self, and comprehend the true nature of everything;…

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While one man can discover a certain thing by himself, another is never able to understand it, even if taught by means…

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You must consider, when reading this treatise, that mental perception, because connected with matter, is subject to conditions similar to those to…

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Divine Providence is connected with Divine intellectual influence, and the same beings which are benefited by the latter so as to become…

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WHEN reading my present treatise, bear in mind that by "faith" we do not understand merely that which is uttered with the…

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The so-called evils are evils only in relation to a certain thing, and that which is evil in relation to a certain existing thing,…

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It is better and more satisfactory to acquit a thousand guilty persons than to put a single innocent one to death.

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God cannot be compared to anything. Note this.

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Even the existence of this corporeal element, low as it in reality is, because it is the source of death and all evils, is…

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WHEN reading my present treatise, bear in mind that by "faith" we do not understand merely that which is uttered with the lips, but…

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The philosophers likewise assume that in Nature there is nothing in vain, so that everything that is not the product of human industry serves…

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That which is produced with intention has passed over from non-existence to existence.

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No form remains permanently in a substance; a constant change takes place, one form is taken off and another is put on.

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Further, there are things of which the mind understands one part, but remains ignorant of the other; and when man is able to comprehend…

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Now, we occupy a lowly position, both in space and rank in comparison with the heavenly sphere, and the Almighty is Most High not…

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If men possessed wisdom, which stands in the same relation to the form of man as the sight to the eye, they would not…

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If one avoids haughtiness to the utmost extent and is exceedingly humble, he is termed a saint, and this is the standard of saintliness.

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Know that the difficulties which lead to confusion in the question what is the purpose of the Universe or of any of its parts,…

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You will find that there is no other difference of opinion as regards any portions of the Universe, except that the philosophers believe in…

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