"A disciple came to the celebrated Master of the Good Name with a question. “Rabbi, how are we to distinguish between a true master and a fake?” And the master of the good name said, “When you meet a person who poses as a master, ask him a question: whether he knows how to purify your thoughts. If he says that he knows, then he is a fake."
"There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest."
"The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference."
"The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference."
"Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must — at that moment — become the center of the universe."
"Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing."