All the evils that men cause to each other because of certain desires, or opinions or religious principles, are rooted in ignorance. [All hatred would come to an end] when the earth was flooded with the knowledge of God.

He who does not understand that a dead lion is more alive than a living dog will remain a dog.

The whole object of the Prophets and the Sages was to declare that a limit is set to human reason where it must halt.

To the totality of purposes of the perfect Law there belong the abandonment, depreciation, and restraint of desires in so far as possible.

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

Silence is the maturation of wisdom.

Medical practice is not knitting and weaving and the labor of the hands, but it must be inspired with soul and be filled with understanding and equipped with the gift of keen observation . . .