For every force charged by God, may He be exalted, with some business is an angel put in charge.
Interpretation
The quote suggests that divine forces are associated with certain responsibilities, overseen by angels.
This quote by Maimonides implies that there is a divine order to responsibilities in the world, wherein every task or force entrusted by God is accompanied by an angelic being to guide and oversee it. It emphasizes the belief in a higher power that orchestrates the affairs of humanity, ensuring that every undertaking has a celestial influence to support it.
In practice
In a sermon about the importance of fulfilling one's duties faithfully.
If men possessed wisdom, which stands in the same relation to the form of man as the sight to the eye, they would not cause any injury to themselves or to others; for the knowledge of truth removes hatred and quarrels, and prevents mutual injuries.
There are eight rungs in charity. The highest is when you help a man to help himself.
God who preceded all existence is a refuge.
When man possesses a good, sound body that does not overpower him nor disturb the equilibrium in him, he possesses a divine gift. In short, a good constitution facilitates the rule of the soul over the body, but it is not impossible to conquer a bad constitution by training.
If the whole earth is infinitely small in comparison with the sphere of the stars, what is man compared with all these created beings!
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.
In war, truth is the first casualty.
He knows what it's like to strut and fret his hour upon the stage and then be heard no more.
If we do not allow free thinking in chemistry or biology, why should we allow it in morals or politics?
God is one, but he has innumerable forms. He is the creator of all and He himself takes the human form.
My hypothesis is that for people who are both trained and inclined to think in rigorously logical ways, it is particularly difficult to adapt to the Soviet system of doublethink.
Believing in the good of humanity is a revolutionary act - it means that we don't need all those managers and CEO's, kings and generals. That we can trust people to govern themselves and make their own decisions.
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