1.
If a rock, though extremely hard, can be hollowed out by water, how much more so should it be possible for The Light, which is compared to water, to change my heart. I will begin to study it, and try to become a scholar of The Light.
Rabbi Akiva
2.
The paper burns, but the words fly away.
Rabbi Akiva
3.
Like a twisted olive tree in its 500th year, giving then its finest fruit, is man. How can he give forth wisdom until he has been crushed and turned in the Hand of God.
Rabbi Akiva
4.
In the beginning, sin is like a thread of a spider's web. But in the end, it becomes like the cable of a ship.
Rabbi Akiva
5.
Everything is foreseen, yet freedom of choice is granted.
Rabbi Akiva
6.
He who remains unmarried impairs the divine image.
Rabbi Akiva
7.
A fence to wisdom is silence.
Rabbi Akiva
8.
Beloved is man, for he was created in the image of God. Beloved are Israel, for they were called children of God. Beloved are Israel, for unto them was given the desirable Torah
Rabbi Akiva
9.
Before you taste anything, recite a blessing.
Rabbi Akiva
10.
Beloved is man, for he was created in the image of God.
Rabbi Akiva
11.
Beloved are Israel, for they were called children of the All-present.
Rabbi Akiva
12.
Jesting and levity lead a man to lewdness.
Rabbi Akiva
