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The numerous evils to which individual persons are exposed are due to the defects existing in the persons themselves. We complain and seek relief from our own faults; we suffer from the evils which we, by our own free will, inflict on ourselves and ascribe them to God, who is far from being connected with them!
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"The numerous evils to which individual persons are exposed are due to the defects existing in the persons themselves. We complain and seek relief from our own faults; we suffer from the evils which we, by our own free will, inflict on ourselves and ascribe them to God, who is far from being connected with them!"
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The numerous evils to which individual persons are exposed are due to the defects existing in the persons themselves. We complain and seek relief from our own faults; we suffer from the evils which we, by our own free will, inflict on ourselves and ascribe them to God, who is far from being connected with them! — Maimonides

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Maimonides was a Philosopher from al-Andalus (1138–1204).

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Who said "The numerous evils to which individual persons are exposed are due to the defec…"?
This quote is attributed to Maimonides, a Philosopher from al-Andalus.
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Maimonides lived from 1138 – 1204.
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