"We read of a certain Roman emperor who built a magnificent palace. In digging the foundation, the workmen discovered …"

"See how the world rewards its votaries."

"Si finis bonus est, totum bonum erit."

"Prayers should be said in common, master and man mistress and maid, rich and poor together, for all are equal before …"

"For the purpose of effecting Israel's redemption God did not disdain to appear in a place where there were images of …"

"David advisedly calls one of his Psalms (Psalm 90) 'A prayer of Moses, the man of God,' and another Psalm (Psalm 102)…"

"Moses, before he left Egypt, succeeded in securing for the Israelites the observance of rest on the Sabbath, by point…"

"The matron whom we find so often arguing with Rabbi José observed one day to that sage, 'My god is surely greater tha…"

"When praying on behalf of Pharaoh to remove the plague of hail from him, Moses went out of the town to do so (Exodus …"

"He who lifts up his hand in a threatening manner against a fellow-man, though he may not actually strike him, is desi…"