"He who casts off the yoke [of the Law], and he who severs the Abrahamic covenant; he who interprets the Torah against the halakic tradition, and he who pronounces in full the Ineffable Name—all these …"

"The universe is governed by laws which are fixed and unchangeable."

"The greatest love is the love of God, and the greatest fear is the fear of God."

"The world is a ladder, and man is at the bottom. He can ascend, or he can descend."

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