Life is much shorter than I imagined it to be.
Be modest, humble, simple. Control your anger.
Above all, you must fight conceit, envy, and every kind of ill-feeling in your heart.
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.
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.
I was a great dreamer of day dreams.
The orthodox Jewish faith practically excludes woman from religious life.