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The opposite of good is not evil, the opposite of good is indifference.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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Man has indeed become primarily a tool-making animal, and the world is now a gigantic tool box for the satisfaction of his needs.
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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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The idea of dependence is an explanation, whereas self-sufficiency is an unprecedented, nonanalogous concept in terms of what we know about life within nature.
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Prayer may not save us. But prayer may make us worthy of being saved.
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The task of life is to face sacred moments.
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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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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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In the midst of our applauding the feats of civilization, the Bible flings itself like a knife slashing our complacency; remind us that God, too, has a voice in history.
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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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The beginning of our happiness lies in the understanding that life without wonder is not worth living.
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Faith like Job’s cannot be shaken becasue it is the result of having been shaken.
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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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Indifference to evil is more insidious than evil itself. It is a silent justification affording evil acceptability in society.
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All action is vicarious faith.
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The road to the sacred leads through the secular.
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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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