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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rabbi-akiva/if-a-rock-though-extremely-hard-can-be-hollowed-out-by-water-how-much/)

[Rabbi Akiva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rabbi-akiva/)

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## More by 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rabbi-akiva/like-a-twisted-olive-tree-in-its-500th-year-giving-then-its-finest/)

[Rabbi Akiva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rabbi-akiva/in-the-beginning-sin-is-like-a-thread-of-a-spider-s-web-but-in-the/)

[Rabbi Akiva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rabbi-akiva/)

> [Beloved are Israel, for they were called children of the All-present.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rabbi-akiva/beloved-are-israel-for-they-were-called-children-of-the-all-present/)

[Rabbi Akiva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rabbi-akiva/)

> [Before you taste anything, recite a blessing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rabbi-akiva/before-you-taste-anything-recite-a-blessing/)

[Rabbi Akiva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rabbi-akiva/if-a-rock-though-extremely-hard-can-be-hollowed-out-by-water-how-much/)

[Rabbi Akiva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rabbi-akiva/)

> [Jesting and levity lead a man to lewdness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rabbi-akiva/jesting-and-levity-lead-a-man-to-lewdness/)

[Rabbi Akiva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rabbi-akiva/)

> [Beloved is man, for he was created in the image of God. Beloved are Israel, for they were called children of God. Beloved are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rabbi-akiva/beloved-is-man-for-he-was-created-in-the-image-of-god-beloved-are/)

[Rabbi Akiva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rabbi-akiva/)

> [“Silence is the fence around wisdom”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rabbi-akiva/silence-is-the-fence-around-wisdom/)

[Rabbi Akiva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rabbi-akiva/)

> [He who remains unmarried impairs the divine image.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rabbi-akiva/he-who-remains-unmarried-impairs-the-divine-image/)

[Rabbi Akiva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rabbi-akiva/)

> [Beloved is man, for he was created in the image of God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rabbi-akiva/beloved-is-man-for-he-was-created-in-the-image-of-god/)

[Rabbi Akiva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rabbi-akiva/)

> [Everything is foreseen, yet freedom of choice is granted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rabbi-akiva/everything-is-foreseen-yet-freedom-of-choice-is-granted/)

[Rabbi Akiva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rabbi-akiva/)

> [A fence to wisdom is silence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rabbi-akiva/a-fence-to-wisdom-is-silence/)

[Rabbi Akiva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rabbi-akiva/)

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