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Dayan Inspirational Quotes (90)

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I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, blessed be his name, is not a body, and that he is free from all accidents of matter, and that he has not any form whatsoever.
Maimonides
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To the totality of purposes of the perfect Law there belong the abandonment, depreciation, and restraint of desires in so far as possible.
Maimonides
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He who does not understand that a dead lion is more alive than a living dog will remain a dog.
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Let nothing which can be treated by diet be treated by other means.
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When we ask God to 'bring an end to our enemies,' we should be thinking about Iran, those evil ones who threaten Israel.
Ovadia Yosef
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Astrology is a sickness, not a science ... It is a tree under the shade of which all sorts of superstitions thrive.
Maimonides
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Man's obsession to add to his wealth and honor is the chief source of his misery.
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The Prophets even express their surprise that God should take notice of man, who is too little and too unimportant to be worthy of the attention of the Creator how, then, should other living creatures be considered as proper objects for Divine Providence!
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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!
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It is possible that the meaning of wisdom in Hebrew indicates aptitude for stratagems and the application of thought in such a way that the stratagems and ruses may be used in achieving either rational or moral virtues, or in achieving skill in a practical art, or in working evil and wickedness.
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All attributes ascribed to God are attributes of His acts, and do not imply that God has any qualities.
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We should have a banquet on the day haters die.
Ovadia Yosef
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The being which has absolute existence, which has never been and will never be without existence, is not in need of an agent.
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Inspire me with love for my art and for thy creatures. In the sufferer let me see only the human being.
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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.
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The soul, when accustomed to superfluous things, acquires a strong habit of desiring things which are neither necessary for the preservation of the individual nor for that of the species. This desire is without limit, whilst those which are necessary are few in number and restricted within certain limits but what is superfluous is without end.
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Management [ Providence ], knowledge, and intention are not the same when ascribed to us and when ascribed to God.
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All forces that reside in the body are angels.
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There are eight rungs in charity. The highest is when you help a man to help himself.
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How individuals of the same species surpass each other in these sensations and in other bodily faculties is universally known, but there is a limit to them, and their power cannot extend to every distance or to every degree.
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A small amount of wine such as three or four glasses is of benefit for the preservation of the health of human beings and an excellent remedy for most illnesses.
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In the realm of Nature there is nothing purposeless, trivial, or unnecessary
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In accordance with the divine wisdom, genesis can only take place through destruction, and without destruction of the individual members of the species the species themselves would not exist permanently. Thus the true kindness, and beneficence, and goodness of God is clear.
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Hold firmly to your word.
Maimonides
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