Trust is the core of human relationships, of gregariousness among men.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHEL
Few are guilty, but all are responsible.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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Trust is the core of human relationships, of gregariousness among men.
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We can never sneer at the stars, mock the dawn, or scoff at the totality of being.
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Life goes wrong when the control of space, the acquisition of things of space, becomes our sole concern.
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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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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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A prophet’s true greatness is his ability to hold God and man in a single thought.
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However, we must not convert an inclination into an axiom that just as man’s perceptions cannot operate outside time and space, so his motivations cannot operate outside expediency;
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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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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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I am still so surprised! That is why I am against it. We must learn to be surprised.
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We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers.
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It is not enough for me to ask question; I want to know how to answer the one question that seems to encompass everything I face: What am I here for?
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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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To pray is to dream in league with God, to envision His holy visions.
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