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The great sickness and the grievous evil consist in this: that all the things that man finds written in books, he presumes to think of as true-and all the more so if the books are old.

The great sickness and the grievous evil consist in this: that all the things that man finds written in books, he presumes to think of as true-and all the more so if the books are old.

Maimonides
Book, Reading, Men
Moses Maimonides, Isadore Twersky (1972). “A Maimonides Reader”, p.465, Behrman House, Inc

WHEN reading my present treatise, bear in mind that by "faith" we do not understand merely that which is uttered with the lips, but also that which is apprehended by the soul, the conviction that the object [of belief] is exactly as it is apprehended. If, as regards real or supposed truths, you content yourself with giving utterance to them in words, without apprehending them or believing in them, especially if you do not seek real truth, you have a very easy task as, in fact, you will find many ignorant people professing articles of faith without connecting any idea with them.

Maimonides
Real, Reading, Believe
Moses Maimonides, Aeterna Press (1948). “The Guide for the Perplexed”, p.159, Aeterna Press

You must consider, when reading this treatise, that mental perception, because connected with matter, is subject to conditions similar to those to which physical perception is subject.

Maimonides
Reading, Perception, Matter
Moses Maimonides (2016). “Guide for the perplexed”, p.284, Moses Maimonides

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