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Compassionate Quote by Maimonides

“We each decide whether to make ourselves learned or ignorant,…” quote by Maimonides — Download Open image

“We each decide whether to make ourselves learned or ignorant, compassionate or cruel, generous or miserly. No one forces us. No one decides for us, no one drags us along one path or the other. We are responsible for what we are.”

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