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 w…

- Rabbi Akiva

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

Beloved are Israel, for they were called children of the All-present.

- Rabbi Akiva

He who remains unmarried impairs the divine image.

- Rabbi Akiva

A fence to wisdom is silence.

- Rabbi Akiva

Before you taste anything, recite a blessing.

- Rabbi Akiva

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 …

- Rabbi Akiva

Jesting and levity lead a man to lewdness.

- Rabbi Akiva

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 …

- Rabbi Akiva