But perhaps the truth newly discovered is itself only temporary and when new discoveries are made these truths too will be abandoned. But one truth remains for ever, and that is the search for truth.

God in heaven sits on high and plays games with us. He has plenty to do up there, what with building worlds and then knocking them down again, breaking things up and then rebuilding them, and yet he can manage to put his mind even to a little grocer in his shop or to a babe in the cradle.

Our sages of blessed memory have said that we must not enjoy any pleasure in this world without reciting a blessing.

I returned to Jerusalem, and it is by virtue of Jerusalem that I have written all that God has put into my heart and into my pen.

For myself, I am very small indeed in my own eyes.

Our days on earth are like a shadow, and the time of our affliction is the length of our days.

If we eat any food, or drink any beverage, we must recite a blessing over them before and after.