I will delight in his judgment of me.
(Community Rule Manuscript, Cave 4, Column 9)
I will not pay an evil reward to a man; I will pursue him with goodness.
(Community Rule Manuscript, Cave 4, Column 9)
God loves knowledge. Wisdom and understanding He has set before Him, and prudence and knowledge serve Him. Patience and much forgiveness are with Him towards those who turn from transgression.
(The Damascus Document, Manuscript A, Column 2)
Although the laws against incest are written for men, they also apply to women.
(The Damascus Document, Manuscript A, Column 5)
The company of God is one of eternal light.
(The War Scroll, Column 13)
You created us for Thyself, O God.
(The War Scroll, Column 13)
The way of man is not established except by the spirit which God created for him
to make perfect a way for the children of men, that all His creatures may know
the might of His power, and the abundance of His mercies
towards all the sons of His grace.
(Hymns and Poems, Hymn 12)
Thou hast not judged me according to my guilt, nor hast Thou abandoned me because of the designs of my inclination.
(Hymns and Poems, Hymn 13)
You are a father to all the followers of Your way,
and like a woman who tenderly loves her baby, so do you rejoice in them;
and as a foster-father holds a child in his lap so do You care for all Your creatures.
(Hymns and Poems, Hymn 18)
I will cling to Thy ways according to my knowledge of Thy truth.
(Hymns and Poems, Hymn 19)
I will cling to Your way according to my knowledge of Your truth.
(Hymns and Poems, Hymn 20)
Man is tried according to his way,
each is repaid according to his deeds.
(Apocryphal Psalms, Apostrophe to Zion)
You alone are the living God against whom there is no other.
(The Words of the Heavenly Light, Column 5)
You are a poor man. Do not say, “Since I am poor, I will not seek knowledge.” Consider all
the ways of truth, and behold the roots of injustice.
Then you will know what is bitter and sweet for a human being.
(On Living a Modest Life 2)
How can Man measure the spirit of God?
(Songs of the Sages, 4)