Maimonides
Maimonides
Moshe ben Maimon, or Mūsā ibn Maymūn, acronymed Rambam, and GraecizedMoses Maimonides, a preeminent medieval Sephardic Jewish philosopher and astronomer, became one of the most prolific and influential Torah scholars and physicians of the Middle Ages. Born in Cordova, Almoravid Empireon Passover Eve, 1135 or 1138, he died in Egypt on December 12, 1204, whence his body was taken to the lower Galilee and buried in Tiberias. He worked as a rabbi, physician, and philosopher in Morocco and Egypt...
NationalitySpanish
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth30 March 1135
CountrySpain
Maimonides quotes about
The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.
In finances, be strict with yourself, generous with others.
In the realm of Nature there is nothing purposeless, trivial, or unnecessary
He, however, who begins with Metaphysics, will not only become confused in matters of religion, but will fall into complete infidelity.
Do not imagine that these most difficult problems can be thoroughly understood by any one of us.
God cannot be compared to anything. Note this.
In the beginning we must simplify the subject, thus unavoidably falsifying it, and later we must sophisticate away the falsely simple beginning.
Astrology is a disease, not a science.