"The courage of one's opinions is always a form of calculating cowardice in the eyes of the "other side."

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Because the true perfection of a practical occupation consists not only in knowing the actual performance of the occupation but also in its explanation, why the work is done a in a particular way, and because the art of calculating is a practical occupation, it is clear that it is pertinent to concern oneself with the theory.

— Gersonides