"It is the power of reasoning with which God endowed man that renders man capable of perfection." ~~ Maimonides, Guide to the Perplexed 1:2
"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
"What is lofty can be said in any language, and what is mean should be said in none." ~~ Maimonides