Speech has power. Words do not fade. What starts out as a sound, ends in a deed.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELThe beginning of our happiness lies in the understanding that life without wonder is not worth living.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
-
-
A religious man is a person who holds God and man in one thought at one time
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHEL -
Wise criticism always begins with self-criticism.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHEL -
It is as if He were waiting to enter our empty, perishing lives.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHEL -
Self-respect is the root of discipline
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHEL -
Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHEL -
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
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHEL -
We use words as tools. We forget that words are a repository of the spirit. The tragedy of our times is that the vessels of the spirit are broken.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHEL -
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.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHEL -
(People) can never attain fulfillment, or sense of meaning, unless it is shared, unless it pertains to other human beings.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHEL -
There are two primary ways in which mans relates himself to the world that surround him: manipulation and appreciation .
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHEL -
To sense the ultimate in the common and the simple: to feel in the rush of the passing the stillness of the eternal.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHEL -
Audacious longing, burning songs, daring thoughts, an impulse overwhelming the heart, usurping the mind–these are all a drive towards serving Him who rings our hearts like a bell.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHEL -
I am still so surprised! That is why I am against it. We must learn to be surprised.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHEL -
Celebration is a confrontation, giving attention to the transcendent meaning of one’s actions.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHEL -
We do not step out of the world when we pray; we merely see the world in a different setting.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHEL