All virtues and duties are dependent on humility.
—Bahya ibn Paquda
You should know, O man, that the greatest enemy you have in the world is your inclination.
—Bahya ibn Paquda
Days are scrolls: write on them only what you want remembered.
—Bahya ibn Paquda
We are obliged to serve God both outwardly and inwardly. Outward service is expressed in the duties of the members, such as prayer, fasting, almsgiving, learning and teaching the Torah…all of which can be wholly performed by man’s physical body. Inward service, however, is expressed in the duties of the heart, in the heart’s assertion of the unity of God, in belief in him and in his Book, in constant obedience to him and fear of him, in humility before him, love for him and complete reliance upon him, submission to him and abstinence from the things hateful to him.
—Bahya ibn Paquda
Scrolls: write on them what you want to be remembered for.
—Bahya ibn Paquda
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