If men are only shrewd enough, they may even serve kings, eat poison, and dally with women.

The man who is kind and who practices righteousness, who remains passive against the affairs of the world, who considers all creatures on earth as his own self, he attains the Immortal Being; the true God is ever with him.

Rabbi Akiba said: "Everything is foreseen, yet freedom is given; the world is judged by grace, yet all is according to the amount of good works."

The man of Love follows the path of God-and shows affection to both the believer and the nonbe-liever.

Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.