Gersonides Quotes

• A peace that comes from fear and not from the heart is the opposite of peace.

  Gersonides

  Peace, Philosophy, Heart

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• Because the true perfection of a practical occupation consists not only in knowing the actual performance of the occupation but also in its explanation, why the work is done a in a particular way, and because the art of calculating is a practical occupation, it is clear that it is pertinent to concern oneself with the theory.

  Gersonides

  Art, Knowing, Perfection

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