It is hard for a woman with whom an uncircumcised man has had sexual intercourse to separate from him. In my opinion… — Maimonides Circumcision Copy Share Image
“The person who wishes to attain human perfection should study logic first, next mathematics, then physics, and, lastly, metaphysics.” — Maimonides Logic Copy Share Image
You must consider, when reading this treatise, that mental perception, because connected with matter, is subject to conditions similar to those to… — Maimonides Copy Share Image
The more necessary a thing is for living beings, the more easily it is found and the cheaper it is; the less… — Maimonides Copy Share Image
Astrology is a disease, not a science... It is a tree under the shadow of which all sorts of superstitions thrive. ...… — Maimonides Copy Share Image
He, however, who begins with Metaphysics, will not only become confused in matters of religion, but will fall into complete infidelity. — Maimonides Copy Share Image
To sum up: I am the man who when the concern pressed him and his way was straitened and he could find… — Maimonides Copy Share Image
When man possesses a good, sound body that does not overpower him nor disturb the equilibrium in him, he possesses a divine… — Maimonides Divine Copy Share Image
The Prophets even express their surprise that God should take notice of man, who is too little and too unimportant to be… — Maimonides Attention Copy Share Image
It should not be believed that all beings exist for the sake of the existence of man. On the contrary, all the… — Maimonides Animal Copy Share Image
Another fundamental principle taught by the Law of Moses is this: Wrong cannot be ascribed to God in any way whatever; all… — Maimonides Affliction Copy Share Image
The business conduct of the disciples of wise men is truthful and faithful… He does not allow himself to be made a… — Maimonides Copy Share Image
The generation of Isaiah did not require the detailed description; his account, "I saw the Lord," &c., sufficed. The generation of the… — Maimonides Copy Share Image
Do not imagine that what we have said of the insufficiency of our understanding and of its limited extent is an assertion… — Maimonides Copy Share Image
This must be our belief when we have a correct knowledge of our own self, and comprehend the true nature of everything;… — Maimonides Belief Copy Share Image
Even the existence of this corporeal element, low as it in reality is, because it is the source of death and all… — Maimonides Copy Share Image
Every man should view himself as equally balanced: half good and half evil. Likewise, he should see the entire world as half… — Maimonides Copy Share Image
The soul, when accustomed to superfluous things, acquires a strong habit of desiring things which are neither necessary for the preservation of… — Maimonides Copy Share Image
He who immerses himself in sexual intercourse will be assailed by premature aging, his strength will wane, his eyes will weaken, and… — Maimonides Aging Copy Share Image
There is no difference between the worry of a human mother and an animal mother for their offspring. A mother's love does… — Maimonides Animal Copy Share Image
We each decide whether to make ourselves learned or ignorant, compassionate or cruel, generous or miserly. No one forces us. No one… — Maimonides Compassionate Copy Share Image
The more we desire for that which is superfluous, the more we meet with difficulties; our strength and possessions are spent in… — Maimonides Desire Copy Share Image
Now, we occupy a lowly position, both in space and rank in comparison with the heavenly sphere, and the Almighty is Most… — Maimonides Almighty Copy Share Image
For it is said, "You shall strengthen the stranger and the dweller in your midst and live with him," that is to… — Maimonides Community Copy Share Image
The prophet Isaiah ... points out what will be the cause of this change; for he says that hatred, quarrel, and fighting… — Maimonides Copy Share Image
The fact that laws were given to man, both affirmative and negative, supports the principle, that God's knowledge of future events does… — Maimonides Affirmative Copy Share Image
Those who are incapable of attaining to supreme religious values include the black coloured people and those who resemble them in their… — Maimonides Animal Copy Share Image
Just as a person is commanded to honor and revere his father, so he is under an obligation to honor and revere… — Maimonides Father Copy Share Image
If men possessed wisdom, which stands in the same relation to the form of man as the sight to the eye, they… — Maimonides Copy Share Image
First Theory . There is no Providence at all for anything in the Universe; all parts of the Universe, the heavens and… — Maimonides Accidents Copy Share Image
The so-called evils are evils only in relation to a certain thing, and that which is evil in relation to a certain… — Maimonides Copy Share Image
“We naturally like what we have been accustomed to, and are attracted towards it. [...] The same is the case with those… — Maimonides Copy Share Image
You will find that there is no other difference of opinion as regards any portions of the Universe, except that the philosophers… — Maimonides Copy Share Image
Now I wonder what our knowledge has in common with God's knowledge according to those who treat God's knowledge... Is there anything… — Maimonides Copy Share Image
How individuals of the same species surpass each other in these sensations and in other bodily faculties is universally known, but there… — Maimonides Copy Share Image
While one man can discover a certain thing by himself, another is never able to understand it, even if taught by means… — Maimonides Copy Share Image