Religious Sayings

134 sayings found from the Medieval era from 16 authors

The greatest good is the knowledge of God. The greatest evil is the ignorance of God.

— Maimonides c. 1190
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The true worship of God is only possible after the acquisition of knowledge.

— Maimonides c. 1190
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The ultimate perfection of man is to become a pure intellect, and to resemble God in this respect.

— Maimonides c. 1190
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God does not change, and there is no change in His will.

— Maimonides c. 1190
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The Law provides for the good of the body and the good of the soul.

— Maimonides c. 1190
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The more knowledge a person acquires, the more he is able to worship God.

— Maimonides c. 1170-1180
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It is forbidden to associate God with any other being.

— Maimonides c. 1170-1180
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The greatest love is the love of God, and the greatest fear is the fear of God.

— Maimonides c. 1170-1180
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All the commandments of the Torah are for the benefit of man, and not for the benefit of God.

— Maimonides c. 1190
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The purpose of the Law is to lead man to the knowledge of God.

— Maimonides c. 1190
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It is a positive commandment to imitate God in His attributes.

— Maimonides c. 1170-1180
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The true worship of God consists in the contemplation of His essence, and not in the performance of rituals.

— Maimonides c. 1190
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The essence of God is beyond human comprehension.

— Maimonides c. 1190
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There is no intermediary between God and man.

— Maimonides c. 1170-1180
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The human soul is immortal.

— Maimonides c. 1170-1180
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It is a positive commandment to fear God.

— Maimonides c. 1170-1180
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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.

— Maimonides c. 1170-1180
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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 C…

— Maimonides c. 1190
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They eat their meat raw, and they drink blood, and they have no laws, and they worship idols.

— Marco Polo c. 1298-1299
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They have no religion, and they believe in nothing but what they see with their own eyes.

— Marco Polo c. 1298-1299
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