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The whole object of the Prophets and the Sages was to declare that a limit is set to human reason where it must halt
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"The whole object of the Prophets and the Sages was to declare that a limit is set to human reason where it must halt"

- Maimonides

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Maimonides is recommending that the objective of prophets and sages was to communicate that there are particular restrictions to human factor. There are specific subjects, mysteries or complexities of life that can not be totally grasped or comprehended through reason alone. For that reason, one must look for answers via confidence, intuition, approval of the unidentified, and embrace the idea that some points are beyond human comprehension.

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Spain Flag This quote is written / told by Maimonides between March 30, 1135 and December 13, 1204. He/she was a famous Philosopher from Spain. The author also have 23 other quotes.

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