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The so-called evils are evils only in relation to a certain thing, and that which is evil in relation to a certain existing thing, either includes the non-existence of that thing or the non-existence of some of its good conditions.
Maimonides
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Maimonides
Age: 66 †
Born: 1138
Born: March 30
Died: 1204
Died: December 13
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Dayan
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Córdoba
Andalusia
Mosheh ben Maimon
Moses Maimonides
Mūsā ibn Maymūn
RaMBaM
Rabbeinu Mosheh Ben Maimon
Rambam
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