Maimonides Quotes

Philosopher

Maimonides, born on March 30, 1135 and died on December 12, 1204, was a Jewish philosopher, physician, and legal scholar. He is renowned for his contributions to philosophy, medicine, and Jewish law.

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Famous Maimonides Quotes

“It is no wrong or injustice that one has many bags of the finest myrrh and garments embroidered with gold, while another has not those things, which are not necessary for our maintenance; he who has them has not thereby obtained control over anything that could be an essential addition to his nature, but has only obtained something illusory or deceptive. ...This is the rule at all times and in all places; no notice should be taken of exceptional cases, as we have explained.”

Should Cases Taken Essentials Gold Injustice All Time Bags Finest Exceptional Garments Maintenance Deceptive Illusory

Author:Maimonides

“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!”

Men Should Littles Attention Objects Divine Creatures Surprise Creator Worthy Prophet Providence Unimportant Living Creatures Divine Providence

Book:The Guide for the Perplexed

Source: The Guide for the Perplexed

“Every man should view himself as equally balanced: half good and half evil. Likewise, he should see the entire world as half good and half evil.... With a single good deed he will tip the scales for himself, and for the entire world, to the side of good.”

Men World Should Evil Sides Views Half Deeds Every Man Scales Balanced Good Deeds

Author:Maimonides

“It is of great advantage that man should know his station, and not imagine that the whole universe exists only for him.”

Knows Men Should Whole Universe Imagine Advantage Stations Imagine That

Book:The Guide for the Perplexed

Source: The Guide for the Perplexed

“No disease that can be treated by diet should be treated with any other means.”

Should Mean Reality Inspiring Food Healthy Disease Treated Diets American Diet

Author:Maimonides

“One should see the world, and see himself as a scale with an equal balance of good and evil. When he does one good deed the scale is tipped to the good - he and the world is saved. When he does one evil deed the scale is tipped to the bad - he and the world is destroyed.”

World Should Doe Evil Balance Equal Deeds Saved Scales Destroyed Good And Evil Good Deeds

Author:Maimonides

“Your purpose...should always be to know...the whole that was intended to be known.”

Knows Should Whole Purpose Known

Author:Maimonides

“The physician should not treat the disease but the patient who is suffering from it”

Should Suffering Health Disease Treats Medicine Patient Medical Physicians Nursing Medical Care

Book:Moses Maimonides' Treatise on Asthma

Source: Moses Maimonides' Treatise on Asthma

“It should not be believed that all beings exist for the sake of the existence of man. On the contrary, all the other beings too have been intended for their own sakes and not for the sake of anything else.”

Men Should Has Beens Humanity Nature Animal Existence Philosophical Sake Contrary Animal Rights Animal Welfare Nature Of Man Biodiversity Animal World Animals In Nature Nature And Animals

Book:The Guide of the Perplexed

Source: The Guide of the Perplexed

“What is lofty can be said in any language. What is mean should be said in none.”

Should Mean Said Language Lofty

Author:Maimonides

About the Author

Born: March 30, 1135
Died: December 12, 1204
Known for: Philosopher
Quotes: 152

Books & Sources

The Guide for the PerplexedRelated source material

Guide for the perplexedRelated source material

A Maimonides ReaderRelated source material

The Guide of the PerplexedRelated source material

Moses Maimonides' Treatise on AsthmaRelated source material

The Wisdom of Moses MaimonidesRelated source material

Ethical Writings of MaimonidesRelated source material

Moses Maimonides: RambamRelated source material

The Preservation of Youth: Essays on HealthRelated source material

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