Akiva ben Joseph's Quotes

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Akiva ben Joseph about Love:

Beloved are Israel, for they were called children of God, still greater was the love ...
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Akiva ben Joseph about Him:

He that wounds himself, even though he has not the right, is not culpable, but ...
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Akiva ben Joseph about Wisdom:

The tradition is a fence around the law, tithes are a fence around riches, vows ...
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Akiva ben Joseph about Mountain:

Wheresoever thou findest a high mountain or a lofty hill and a green tree, know ...
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Akiva ben Joseph about Freedom:

All is foreseen, but freedom of choice is given.

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Akiva ben Joseph about Love:

Beloved are Israel, for they were called children of God, still greater was the love in that it was made known to them that they were called children of God, as it is written, 'Ye are the children of the Lord your God.'

Akiva ben Joseph about Freedom:

All is foreseen, but freedom of choice is given.

Akiva ben Joseph about Man:

Jesting and levity accustom a man to lewdness.

Akiva ben Joseph about Lost:

Even the poorest in Israel are looked upon as freemen who have lost their possessions, for they are the sons of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Akiva ben Joseph about Him:

He that wounds himself, even though he has not the right, is not culpable, but if others have wounded him, they are culpable.

Akiva ben Joseph about Wisdom:

The tradition is a fence around the law, tithes are a fence around riches, vows are a fence around abstinence, a fence around wisdom is silence.

Akiva ben Joseph about Mountain:

Wheresoever thou findest a high mountain or a lofty hill and a green tree, know that an idol is there!