"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."

"any man who believes in the truth of wizardry is a fool, lacking in understanding, and is in the same class as women and children, whose intellects are incomplete."

"It is fitting for a person to direct his thoughts towards what is good and beautiful and to avoid what is ugly and shameful."

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

"A person should study the written Torah first, and then read this [book], and thereby know the entire oral Torah, so that he will not need to read any other book in between them."