In Finances, Be Strict With Yourself, Generous

If A Person Studies Too Much And Exhausts His Reflective Powers, He Will Be Confused, And Will Not Be Able To Apprehend Even That Which Had Been Within The Power Of His Apprehension. For The Powers Of The Body Are All Alike In This Respect.

The More We Desire For That Which Is Superfluous, The More We Meet With Difficulties; Our Strength And Possessions Are Spent In Unnecessary Things, And Are Wanting When Required For That Which Is Necessary.

It Is Thus Necessary To Examine All Things According To Their Essence, To Infer From Every Species Such True And Well Established Propositions As May Assist Us In The Solution Of Metaphysical Problems.

Know That The Difficulties Which Lead To Confusion In The Question What Is The Purpose Of The Universe Or Of Any Of Its Parts, Arise From Two Causes: First, Man Has An Erroneous Idea Of Himself, And Believes That The Whole World Exists Only For His Sake; Secondly, He Is Ignorant Both About The Nature Of The Sublunary World, And About The Creator's Intention To Give Existence To All Beings Whose Existence Is Possible, Because Existence Is Undoubtedly Good.

Another Fundamental Principle Taught By The Law Of Moses Is This: Wrong Cannot Be Ascribed To God In Any Way Whatever; All Evils And Afflictions As Well As All Kinds Of Happiness Of Man, Whether They Concern One Individual Or A Community, Are Distributed According To Justice; They Are The Result Of Strict Judgement That Admits No Wrong Whatever.