Akiba ben Joseph Quotes

Akiba ben Joseph shares a quiet, reflective thought on identity and presence.

6 quotes

  1. Jesting and levity lead a man to lewdness.

    #1 Attribution disputed; shown as originally published.

  2. A fence to wisdom is silence.

    #2 Attribution disputed; shown as originally published.

  3. Beloved is man, for he was created in the image of God.

    #3 Attribution disputed; shown as originally published.

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

    #4 Attribution disputed; shown as originally published.

  5. “The paper burns, but the words fly free.”

  6. “If what is soft wears down the hard, how much the more so shall the words of the Torah, which are as hard as iron, hollow out my heart, which is flesh and blood.”