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.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELIt is dangerous to take human freedom for granted, to regard it as a prerogative rather than as an obligation, as an ultimate fact rather than as an ultimate goal.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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To us injustice is injurious to the welfare of the people; to the prophets it is a deathblow to existence: to us, an episode; to them, a catastrophe, a threat to the world.
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Instead of indulging in jealousy, greed, in relishing themselves, there are men who keep their hearts alert to the stillness in which time rolls on and leaves us behind.
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Mankind will not perish for want of information; but only for want of appreciation.
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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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When faith becomes an heirloom rather than a living fountain; when religion speaks only in the name of authority rather than with the voice of compassion, its message becomes meaningless.
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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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When we pray, we bring G-d into the world
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That man can never transcend his own self. The most fatal trap into which thinking may fall is the equation of existence and expediency.
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It is as if He were waiting to enter our empty, perishing lives.
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Much of what the Bible demands can be comprised in one imperative: Remember!
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Mundus vult decipi’—the world wants to be deceived.
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Mankind will not die for lack of information; it may perish for lack of appreciation.
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Being points beyond itself. Accustomed to think in terms of space, the expression “being points beyond itself” may be taken to denote a higher point in space.
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We do not step out of the world when we pray; we merely see the world in a different setting.
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To us a single act of injustice–cheating in business, exploitation of the poor–is slight; to the prophets, a disaster.
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