الرسالة اليمنية Quotes

“Answer a fool according to his folly” (Proverbs 26:4).”
― Maimonides, Epistle to Yemen and the Thirteen Principles of Faith: Rambam's Letter to the Jews of Yemen on the Messiah, Astrology, the History of Israel, and the Thirteen Principles of Jewish Faith

“Be not as the horse or as the mule which have no understanding; whose mouth must be held with bit and bridle” (Psalms 32:9).”
― Maimonides, Epistle to Yemen and the Thirteen Principles of Faith: Rambam's Letter to the Jews of Yemen on the Messiah, Astrology, the History of Israel, and the Thirteen Principles of Jewish Faith

“Know that it is wrong to take a passage out of its context and then draw inferences from it. Rather, one should take into consideration the sentences that precede and follow the passage to understand the writer’s meaning and intent before making any deductions. If”
― Maimonides, Epistle to Yemen and the Thirteen Principles of Faith: Rambam's Letter to the Jews of Yemen on the Messiah, Astrology, the History of Israel, and the Thirteen Principles of Jewish Faith

“Remember that it is not right to take a passage out of its context and to draw inferences from it. It is imperative to take into consideration the preceding and following statements in order to fathom the writer’s meaning and purpose before making any deductions.”
― Maimonides, Epistle to Yemen and the Thirteen Principles of Faith: Rambam's Letter to the Jews of Yemen on the Messiah, Astrology, the History of Israel, and the Thirteen Principles of Jewish Faith