If a man went to a country beyond the sea and [in his absence] the path to his field was lost, Admon ruled: let him walk [to his field] By the shortest way. The Sages, however, ruled: let him either purchase a path for himself even though it [cost him] a hundred maneh or fly through the air.

 כתובות 13.7
מי שהלך לו למדינת הים, ואבדה דרך שדהו-- אדמון אומר, ילך לו בקצרה; וחכמים אומרין, ייקח לו דרך במאה מנה, או יפרח באוויר

If a man produced a bond of indebtedness against another, and the latter pro duced [a deed of sale, shewing] that the former had sold him a field, Admon ruled; [the other] can say, had I owed you [anything] you would have recovered it when you sold me the field`. The Sages, however, say; this [seller] may have been a prudent man, since he may have sold him the land in order to be able to take it from him as a pledge.

 כתובות 13.8
המוציא שטר חוב על חברו, והלה הוציא שמכר לו את השדה-- אדמון אומר, אילו חייב הייתי לך, היה לך להיפרע את שלך כשמכרת לי את השדה; וחכמים אומרין, זה היה פיקח שמכר לו את הקרקע, מפני שהוא יכול למשכנו