All that is left is to us is our being horrified at the loss of our sense of horror.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELPhilosophy may be defined as the art of asking the right question…awareness of the problem outlives all solutions.
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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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Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.
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We can never sneer at the stars, mock the dawn, or scoff at the totality of being.
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It is a day on which we are called upon to share in what is eternal in time, to turn from the results of creation to the mystery of creation; from the world of creation to the creation of the world.
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In a controversy, the instant we feel anger, we have already ceased striving for truth and have begun striving for ourselves.
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Each day enrapture me with your marvelous things without number. …I do not ask to see the reason for it all: I ask only to share the wonder of it all.
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Society today is no longer in revolt against particular laws which it finds alien, unjust, and imposed, but against law as such, against the principle of law.
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The problem to be faced is: how to combine loyalty to one’s own tradition with reverence for different traditions.
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Never once in my life did I ask God for success or wisdom or power or fame. I asked for wonder, and he gave it to me.
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I am still so surprised! That is why I am against it. We must learn to be surprised.
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As civilization advances, the sense of wonder declines. Such decline is an alarming symptom of our state of mind.
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Prayer begins where our power ends.
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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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At all times, who suffers harm done to others, whose greatest passion is compassion, whose greatest strength is love and defiance of despair.
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It is not enough for me to ask question; I want to know how to answer the one question that seems to encompass everything I face: What am I here for?
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