“The physician should not treat the disease but the patient who is suffering from it””
Quotes by Moses Maimonides
“No disease that can be treated by diet should be treated with any other means.””
“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 within the power of his apprehension. For the powers of the body are all alike in this respect.””
“Do not consider it proof just because it is written in books, for a liar who will deceive with his tongue will not hesitate to do the same with his pen.””
“Anticipate charity by preventing poverty.””
“Your purpose...should always be to know...the whole that was intended to be known.””
Moses MaimonidesMoses Maimonides, also known as Rambam, was a seminal figure in Jewish thought and philosophy during the Middle Ages. Born in Córdoba, Spain, he faced the upheaval of forced conversion to Islam, which...