Mankind will not perish for want of information; but only for want of appreciation.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELI did not ask for success; I asked for wonder.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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feel in the rush of the passing the stillness of the eternal
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Religion has become an impersonal affair, an institutional loyalty. It survives on the level of activities rather than in the stillness of commitment.
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What is meant, however, is a higher category than being: the power of maintaining being.
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New insight begins when satisfaction comes to an end, when all that has been seen, said, or done looks like a distortion. …
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Prayer begins at the edge of emptiness.
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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.
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Mankind will not die for lack of information; it may perish for lack of appreciation.
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Trust is the core of human relationships, of gregariousness among men.
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People of our time are losing the power of celebration. Instead of celebrating we seek to be amused or entertained.
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To abstain completely from all enjoyments may be easy. Yet to enjoy life and retain spiritual integrity – there is the challenge.
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The man who has not suffered – what does he know anyway?
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There is happiness in the love of labor, there is misery in the love of gain.
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Prayer may not save us. But prayer may make us worthy of being saved.
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Philosophy may be defined as the art of asking the right question…awareness of the problem outlives all solutions.
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Celebration is a confrontation, giving attention to the transcendent meaning of one’s actions.
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