For it is said, "You shall strengthen the stranger and the dweller in your midst and live with him," that is to say, strengthen him until he needs no longer fall upon the mercy of the community or be in need.
There are eight rungs in charity. The highest is when you help a man to help himself.
The physician should not treat the disease but the patient who is suffering from it
The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.
Man's obsession to add to his wealth and honor is the chief source of his misery.
It is hard for a woman with whom an uncircumcised man has had sexual intercourse to separate from him. In my opinion this is the strongest of the reasons for circumcision.