"The highest degree of love for God consists in occupying oneself with His law, not for the sake of reward, but for the sake of the love itself."

"The Torah speaks in the language of men."

"The man who is perfect in his knowledge of God is he who has attained to the knowledge of all things that exist."

"It is a fundamental principle of our religion that a prophet may not add or subtract from a commandment, whether in the Written Torah or in the Oral Torah."

"The wise man should always strive to acquire knowledge, and to teach it to others."