After all my possessions had been burned, God gave me the wisdom to return to Jerusalem.

Sometimes small things lead to great joys.

If I am proud of anything, it is that I have been granted the privilege of living in the land which God promised our forefathers to give us, as it is written.

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

A home from which you can be ejected at any time is no true home.

If we breathe the scent of goodly grass, the fragrance of spices, the aroma of good fruits, we pronounce a blessing over the pleasure.

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