There are few ideas in the world of thought which contain so much spiritual power as the idea of the Sabbath.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELOur concern is not how to worship in the catacombs but how to remain human in the skyscrapers.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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Man is a messenger who forgot the message.
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I would say about individuals, A Individual dies when they cease to to be surprised. I am surprised every morning when I see the sunshine again.
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He who is satisfied has never truly craved, and he who craves for the light of God neglects his ease for ardor.
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One of the major symptoms of the general crisis existent in our world today is our lack of sensitivity to words.
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The anchor of meaning resides in an abyss, deeper than the reach of despair.
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There is happiness in the love of labor, there is misery in the love of gain.
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A prophet’s true greatness is his ability to hold God and man in a single thought.
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To us injustice is injurious to the welfare of the people; to the prophets it is a deathblow to existence: to us, an episode; to them, a catastrophe, a threat to the world.
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Self-respect is the root of discipline
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Life goes wrong when the control of space, the acquisition of things of space, becomes our sole concern.
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I am commanded therefore I am.
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Wonder, or radical amazement, is a way of going beyond what is given in thing and thought, refusing to take anything for granted, to regard anything as final.
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The true meaning of existence is disclosed in moments of living in the presence of God
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Knowledge-like the sky- is never private property. No teacher has a right to withhold it from anyone who asks for it. Teaching is the art of sharing.
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Audacious longing, burning songs, daring thoughts, an impulse overwhelming the heart, usurping the mind–these are all a drive towards serving Him who rings our hearts like a bell.
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