"Maimonides goes so far as to say that the get is still valid even if the court must force him with lashes until he says he is prepared to give the get."

"The most important thing for man is to know himself."

"There is no more excellent quality for man than humility."

"The object of the study of the Torah is the removal of evil opinions and the acquisition of correct opinions."

"One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and one who rules his spirit than one who conquers a city."