A Quote by Maimonides
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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Why, all the Saints and Sages who discuss'd Of the Two Worlds so wisely - they are thrust Like foolish Prophets forth; their Words to Scorn Are scattered, and their mouths are stopped with Dust.
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