It is gratefulness which makes the soul great.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELThere is a war to wage against the vulgar, the glorification of the absurd, a war that is incessant, universal.
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The man who has not suffered – what does he know anyway?
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Only those will apprehend religion who can probe its depth, who can combine intuition and love with the rigor of method
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The meaning of the Sabbath is to celebrate time rather than space. Six days a week we live under the tyranny of things of space; on the Sabbath we try to become attuned to holiness in time.
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I did not ask for success; I asked for wonder.
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The course of life is unpredictable no one can write his autobiography in advance.
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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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In our daily lives we attend primarily to that which the senses are spelling out for us: to what the eyes perceive, to what the fingers touch.
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What is meant, however, is a higher category than being: the power of maintaining being.
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Every little deed counts.
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Mankind will not perish for want of information; but only for want of appreciation.
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You must build your life as if it were a work of art.
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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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There is happiness in the love of labor, there is misery in the love of gain.
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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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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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