We worship God through our questions.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELTrust is the core of human relationships, of gregariousness among men.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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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 soul can create only when alone.
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The awe of God is wisdom.
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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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We cannot approach the spirit unless we repair the vessels. Reverence for words – an awareness of the wonder of words, of the mystery of words – is an essential prerequisite for prayer.
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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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Trust is the core of human relationships, of gregariousness among men.
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The essence of man is not what he is, but in what he is able to be.
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When we pray, we bring G-d into the world
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Self-respect is the root of discipline
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In the darkest night to be certain of the dawn…to go through Hell and to continue to trust in the goodness of God-this is the challenge and the way.
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Is not self-sufficiency itself insufficient to explain self-sufficiency?
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Man’s sin is in his failure to live what he is. Being the master of the earth, man forgets that he is the servant of God.
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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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When I see an act of evil I don’t accomodate, I don’t accomodate myself to the violence that goes on everywhere.
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