Life is much shorter than I imagined it to be.
Be modest, humble, simple. Control your anger.
Remember that it is not enough to abstain from lying by word of mouth for the worst lies are often conveyed by a false look, smile, or act.
Above all, you must fight conceit, envy, and every kind of ill-feeling in your heart.
I was a great dreamer of day dreams.
The dearest days in one's life are those that seem very far and very near at once.
Only the other world has substance and reality only good deeds and holy learning have tangible worth.
The orthodox Jewish faith practically excludes woman from religious life.