Averroes (Ibn Rushd)

The essence of religion is to seek truth.

Illness of the soul is worse than illness of the body.

Logic is the instrument of philosophy.

The wise man seeks harmony between faith and reason.

Motion is the actuality of potentiality.

Friendship is a single soul in two bodies.

The caliphate should be based on merit, not birth.

Imagination bridges the sensible and intelligible.

Time is the measure of change.

The pursuit of pleasure is base.

Revelation confirms what reason discovers.

Death is but a transition to eternal intellect.

The poet's words move the heart as logic moves the mind.

Superstition is the enemy of science.

Courage is knowing what not to fear.

The universe is a book written by God.

Moderation in all things leads to excellence.

The judge must be impartial as the scales.

Memory is the scribe of the soul.

Healing comes from understanding causes.