Occupation: Philosopher Birth: March 30, 1135 Death: December 12, 1204
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 th….
Those who grieve find comfort in weeping and in arousing their sorrow until the body is too tired to bear the inner emotions..
Astrology is a sickness, not a science ... It is a tree under the shade of which all sorts of superstitions thrive..
He, however, who begins with Metaphysics, will not only become confused in matters of religion, but will fall into complete infidelity..
All this is applicable to the intellectual faculties of man. There is a considerable difference between one person and another as regards these facul….
The physician should not treat the disease but the patient who is suffering from it.
Whatever form it has, it [matter] will be disposed to receive another form; it never leaves off moving and casting off the form which it has in order….
Even when a person suffers pain in consequence of a thorn having entered into his hand, although it is at once drawn out, it is a punishment that has….
I find it expressed in various passages of Scripture that the fact that God knows things while in a state of possibility, when their existence belong….
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 t….
To sum up: I am the man who when the concern pressed him and his way was straitened and he could find no other device by which to teach a demonstrabl….
You must consider, when reading this treatise, that mental perception, because connected with matter, is subject to conditions similar to those to wh….
He who immerses himself in sexual intercourse will be assailed by premature aging, his strength will wane, his eyes will weaken, and a bad odour will….
You will find that there is no other difference of opinion as regards any portions of the Universe, except that the philosophers believe in the Etern….
The error of the ignorant goes so far as to say that God's power is insufficient, because he has given to this Universe the properties which they ima….
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 mos….
The prophet Isaiah ... points out what will be the cause of this change; for he says that hatred, quarrel, and fighting will come to an end, because….
It is not unreasonable to assume that the works of God, their existence and preceding non-existence, are the result of His wisdom, but we are unable ….
For every force charged by God, may He be exalted, with some business is an angel put in charge..
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 ….
Now I wonder what our knowledge has in common with God's knowledge according to those who treat God's knowledge... Is there anything else common to b….