Maimonides Quotes on Virtue
Moses ben Maimon, known to the Latin West as Maimonides and to Jewish tradition by the acronym Rambam, was a medieval Sephardic Jewish philosopher, physician, and Torah scholar of the 12th century. This page collects quotes attributed to Maimonides on the topic of virtue, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Maimonides:
“The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.”
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Attributed to Maimonides:
“Anticipate charity by preventing poverty.”
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Attributed to Maimonides:
“It is incumbent on every man to consider himself and the entire world as if they were balanced on a scale.”
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Attributed to Maimonides:
“Teach thy tongue to say I do not know, and thou shalt progress.”
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Attributed to Maimonides:
“The general object of the Law is twofold: the well-being of the soul, and the well-being of the body.”