Maimonides
Jewish philosopher
Sayings by Maimonides
The true meaning of worship is to meditate on the works of God.
The human intellect is the most perfect of all created things.
The human soul is a simple substance, and it is not composed of parts.
The human body is a tool for the soul, and it should be kept in good condition.
The human mind is capable of understanding the divine attributes.
The true perfection of man consists in his knowledge of God and his love for Him.
The human soul is the most precious thing in the world.
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
One should see the world, and see himself as a scale with an equal balance of good and evil.
Do not consider it proof just because it is written in books, for a liar who will deceive with his tongue will not hesitate to do the same with his pen.
The physician should not treat the disease but the patient who is suffering from it.
No disease that can be treated by diet should be treated with any other means.
Anticipate charity by preventing poverty.
The wise man is he who learns from all men.
For if a man were to study the Torah with a view to obtaining reward, and keeping the commandments in order to escape punishment, he would be studying not for the sake of the Torah, but for the sake of reward; and since reward is a thing of no consequence, he would be studying for the sake of something of no consequence, and would thus be learning nothing at all.
It is not proper to teach the Oral Law except to a single individual, and then only if he is a wise and understanding man.
The object of the Law is to make man perfect, by giving him true opinions concerning God, and concerning the existence of all things; and by removing from him all notions that are apt to lead to the belief that God is not one, or that He is not the Creator of the world, or that He is not omniscient, or that He is not omnipotent, or that He is not eternal, or that He has a body, or that He is not the only object of worship.
The greatest good is the knowledge of God. The greatest evil is the ignorance of God.
The Torah speaks in the language of men.
It is a fundamental principle of our religion that a prophet may not add or subtract from a commandment, whether in the Written Torah or in the Oral Torah.