"The Torah is truth, and the purpose of knowing it is to live by it." ~~ Maimonides
"The Sabbaths are for rest and the festivals for joy, not for fasting and weeping and crying." ~~ Maimonides
"He who has not studied enough and teaches imperfect knowledge is to be treated as if he has sinned intentionally." ~~ Maimonides
"Men like the opinions to which they have been accustomed from their youth; they defend them, and shun contrary views: and this is one of the things that prevents men from finding truth, for they cling to the opinions of habit." ~~ Maimonides, Guide for the Perplexed 1:31
"The great sages were porters, smiths, hewers of wood and drawers of water…accepting nothing from the community." ~~ Maimonides
"It is the power of reasoning with which God endowed man that renders man capable of perfection." ~~ Maimonides, Guide to the Perplexed 1:2
"The words of Torah heal the soul, not the body." ~~ Maimonides, Mishneh Torah
"The Torah is truth, and the purpose of knowing it is to live by it." ~~ Maimonides
"Our sages recommended that a father should spend less than his means on food, up to his means on dress, and beyond his means for his wife and children." ~~ Maimonides
"Whoever does no work will suffer all his life." ~~ Maimonides
"Man is capable of perfection—because of the power of reasoning, which God gave him." ~~ Maimonides, Guide to the Perplexed 1:2
"A wise man is a greater asset to a nation than a king." ~~ Maimonides