Isaac Israeli Quotes
Isaac ben Solomon Israeli was an Egyptian-born Jewish physician and philosopher, often counted as the first medieval Jewish Neoplatonist. He served as court physician to the early Fatimid caliphs in Kairouan in what is now Tunisia. The quotes below are attributed to Isaac Israeli, organized by topic.
Isaac Israeli on God
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Attributed to Isaac Israeli:
“All things proceed from the One by the mediation of intellect and soul.”
Isaac Israeli on Knowledge
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Attributed to Isaac Israeli:
“Philosophy is the human knowledge of the soul, of the body, and of God.”
Isaac Israeli on Mind
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Attributed to Isaac Israeli:
“Knowledge of the soul is the gateway to knowledge of God.”
Isaac Israeli on Truth
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Attributed to Isaac Israeli:
“Truth is the correspondence of thought to reality.”
Isaac Israeli on Virtue
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Attributed to Isaac Israeli:
“Wisdom is the highest good attainable by human beings.”