It Is Of Great Advantage That Man

The Key To The Understanding And To The Full Comprehension Of All That The Prophets Have Said Is Found In The Knowledge Of The Figures, Their General Ideas, And The Meaning Of Each Word They Contain.

Galen , In The Third Section Of His Book, "the Use Of The Limbs," Says Correctly That It Would Be In Vain To Expect To See Living Beings Formed Of The Blood Of Menstruous Women And The Semen Virile, Who Will Not Die, Will Never Feel Pain, Or Will Move Perpetually, Or Shine Like The Sun. This Dictum Of Galen Is Part Of The Following More General Proposition: Whatever Is Formed Of Matter Receives The Most Perfect Form Possible In That Species Of Matter; In Each Individual Case The Defects Are In Accordance With That Individual Matter.

The Business Conduct Of The Disciples Of Wise Men Is Truthful And Faithful.... He Does Not Allow Himself To Be Made A Surety Or A Guarantor And Does Not Accept The Power Of Attorney.... He Lends Money And Is Gracious. He Shall Not Take Away Business From His Fellow Man.

Anticipate Charity By Preventing Poverty; Assist The Reduced Fellow Man, Either By A Considerable Gift Or A Sum Of Money Or By Teaching Him A Trade Or By Putting Him In The Way Of Business So That He May Earn An Honest Livelihood And Not Be Forced To The Dreadful Alternative Of Holding Out His Hand For Charity. This Is The Highest Step And Summit Of Charity's Golden Ladder.

He, However, Who Begins With Metaphysics, Will Not Only Become Confused In Matters Of Religion, But Will Fall Into Complete Infidelity.