But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELAwe enables us to see in the world intimations of the divine, to sense in small things the beginning of infinite significance
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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The issue of prayer is not prayer; the issue of prayer is God.
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Self-respect is the root of discipline
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When we pray, we bring G-d into the world
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Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.
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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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The beginning of our happiness lies in the understanding that life without wonder is not worth living.
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To be spiritual is to be amazed.
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When I marched with Martin Luther King in Selma, I felt my legs were praying.
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This may be the vocation of man: to say “Amen” to being and to the Author of being; to live in defiance of absurdity, notwithstanding futility and defeat; to attain faith in God even in spite of God.
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This is one of the goals of the Jewish way of living: to experience commonplace deeds as spiritual adventures, to feel the hidden love and wisdom in all things.
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There are few ideas in the world of thought which contain so much spiritual power as the idea of the Sabbath.
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To us a single act of injustice–cheating in business, exploitation of the poor–is slight; to the prophets, a disaster.
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It is not critical knowledge but a risk of the heart which initiates affection and preserves loyalty in our fellow men.
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Aeons hence, when of many of our cherished theories only shreds will remain, that cosmic tapestry will continue to shine.
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Wisdom, maturity, tranquility do not come all of a sudden when we retire.
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