What is wealth? A dream of fools.

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool then to speak out and remove all doubt.

What is this world? A mere curl of smoke for the wind to scatter.

Only the other world has substance and reality; only good deeds and holy learning have tangible worth.

If a man is tongue-tied, don't laugh at him, but, rather, feel pity for him, as you would for a man with broken legs.

The orthodox Jewish faith practically excludes woman from religious life.