You will certainly not doubt the necessity of studying astronomy and physics, if you are desirous of comprehending the relation between the world and Providence as it is in reality, and not according to imagination. Maimonides astronomycomprehenddesirous share on social
Teach thy tongue to say 'I do not know', and thou shalt progress. Maimonides progressshaltteach Change image and share on social
You must consider, when reading this treatise, that mental perception, because connected with matter, is subject to conditions similar to those to which physical perception is subject. Maimonides conditionconnectmatter Change image and share on social
If men possessed wisdom, which stands in the same relation to the form of man as the sight to the eye, they would not cause any injury to themselves or to others; for the knowledge of truth removes hatred and quarrels, and prevents mutual injuries. Maimonides eyeformhatred share on social
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! Maimonides ascribecomplainconnect share on social
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 dayfeedfish Change image and share on social
Form can only be destroyed accidentally, i.e., on account of its connexion with substance, the true nature of which consists in the property of never being without a disposition to receive form. Maimonides accidentallyaccountconnexion Change image and share on social
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. Maimonides attainbranchhuman Change image and share on social
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. Maimonides bodydestroydestruction Change image and share on social
The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision. Maimonides decisionindecisionpreferable Change image and share on social