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There are two primary ways in which mans relates himself to the world that surround him: manipulation and appreciation .

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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Proximity to the crowd, to the majority view, spells the death of creativity. For a soul can create only when alone, and some are chosen for the flowering that takes place in the dark avenues of night.
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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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God is not a hypothesis derived from logical assumptions, but an immediate insight, self-evident as light. He is not something to be sought in the darkness with the light of reason. He is the light.
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Mankind will not perish for want of information; but only for want of appreciation.
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There is a built-in sense of indebtedness in the consciousness of man, an awareness of owing gratitude, or being caled upon at certain moments to reciprocate
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Man is naturally self-centered and he is inclined to regard expediency as the supreme standard for what is right and wrong.
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Man’s true fulfillment depends on communion with that which transcends him.
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When religion speaks only in the name of authority rather than with the voice of compassion, its message becomes meaningless.
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The work on weekdays and the rest on the seventh day are correlated. The Sabbath is the inspirer, the other days the inspired.
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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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(People) can never attain fulfillment, or sense of meaning, unless it is shared, unless it pertains to other human beings.
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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 all do our share to redeem the world in spite of all absurdities and all frustrations and all disappointments.
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The liturgical movement must become a revolutionary movement seeking to overthrow the forces that continue to destroy the promise, the hope, the vision.
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It is not a psychical quality, something that exists in the mind only, but a force from the beyond.
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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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