"The world is not eternal, but was created ex nihilo."

"The highest degree of love for God consists in occupying oneself with His law, not for the sake of reward, but for the sake of the love itself."

"One should see the world, and see himself as a scale with an equal balance of good and evil. When he does one good deed, the scale is tipped to the good—he and the world are saved."

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

"The more knowledge a person acquires, the more he is able to worship God."