There are eight rungs in charity. The highest is when you help a man to help himself..

It is well known among physicians that the best of the nourishing foods is the one that the Moslem religion forbids, i.e., Wine. It contains much goo….

He who thinks he can have flesh and bones without being subject to any external influence, or any accidents of matter, unconsciously wishes to reconc….

Man's obsession to add to his wealth and honor is the chief source of his misery..

The Mutakallemim... apply the term non-existence only to absolute non-existence, and not to absence of properties. A property and the absence of that….

All the evils that men cause to each other because of certain desires, or opinions or religious principles, are rooted in ignorance. [All hatred woul….

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 fo….

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 go….

If a person studies too much and exhausts his reflective powers, he will be confused, and will not be able to apprehend even that which had been with….

In accordance with the divine wisdom, genesis can only take place through destruction, and without destruction of the individual members of the speci….

The soul is subject to health and disease, just as is the body. The health and disease of both . . . undoubtedly depend upon beliefs and customs, whi….

The same is the case with those opinions of man to which he has been accustomed from his youth; he likes them, defends them, and shuns the opposite v….

Actions are divided as regards their object into four classes; they are either purposeless , unimportant , or vain , or good ..

In finances, be strict with yourself, generous with others..

The third class of evils comprise those which everyone causes to himself by his own action. This is the largest class, and is far more numerous than ….

You must accept the truth from whatever source it comes..

He who does not understand that a dead lion is more alive than a living dog will remain a dog..

Giving is most blessed and most acceptable when the donor remains completely anonymous..

Nobody is ever impoverished through the giving of charity..

The soul, when accustomed to superfluous things, acquires a strong habit of desiring things which are neither necessary for the preservation of the i….

All forces that reside in the body are angels..