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Philosophy, to be relevant, must offer us a wisdom to live by.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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The worship of reason is arrogance and betrays a lack of intelligence. The rejection of reason is cowardice and betrays a lack of faith.
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That man can never transcend his own self. The most fatal trap into which thinking may fall is the equation of existence and expediency.
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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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Prayer begins where our power ends.
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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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Faith like Job’s cannot be shaken becasue it is the result of having been shaken.
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Being points beyond itself. Accustomed to think in terms of space, the expression “being points beyond itself” may be taken to denote a higher point in space.
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New insight begins when satisfaction comes to an end, when all that has been seen, said, or done looks like a distortion. …
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It is gratefulness which makes the soul great.
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Understanding God is not attained by calling into session all arguments for and against Him, in order to debate whether He is a reality or a figment of the mind.
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When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.
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Those of faith who plant sacred thoughts in the uplands of time, the secret gardeners of the Lord in mankind’s desolate hopes, may slacken and tarry but rarely betray their vocation.
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To answer, to live in a way which is compatible with the grandeur and mystery of living.
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Mankind will not die for lack of information; it may perish for lack of appreciation.
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Sometimes we wish the world could cry and tell us about that which made it pregnant with fear-filling grandeur. Sometimes we wish our own heart would speak of that which made it heavy with wonder.
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Dear Lord, grant me the grace of wonder. Surprise me, amaze me, awe me in every crevice of your universe.
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