The riches of the soul are stored up in its memory. this is the test of character, not whether a man follows the daily fashion, but whether the past is alive in his present.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELTo sense a ray of God’s radiance in the jungles of history.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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To sing means to sense and to affirm that the spirit is real and that its glory is present.
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It is gratefulness which makes the soul great.
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To be is to stand for.
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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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We worry a great deal about the problem of church and state. Now what about the church and God?
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I would say about individuals, A Individual dies when they cease to to be surprised. I am surprised every morning when I see the sunshine again.
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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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The time for the kingdom may be far off, but the task is plain: to retain our share in God in spite of peril and contempt.
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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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In the second way he sees in what surrounds him things to be acknowledged, understood, valued or admired.
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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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To pray is to dream in league with God, to envision His holy visions.
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Wisdom, maturity, tranquility do not come all of a sudden when we retire.
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To sense a ray of God’s radiance in the jungles of history.
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The opposite of good is not evil, the opposite of good is indifference.
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