"The purpose of the entire Torah is to bring man to this perfection."

"The aim of the law is to make man perfect, and it is impossible for man to be perfect so long as his mind is not perfect."

"The true meaning of freedom is the freedom of the soul from the bondage of the body."

"The more knowledge a person acquires, the more he is able to worship God."

"Man's generally accepted view is that good is all that is pleasant to him, and evil is all that is unpleasant to him."