Self-respect is the root of discipline
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELPrayer begins where our power ends.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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Proximity to the crowd, to the majority view, spells the death of creativity. For a soul can create only when alone, and some are chosen for the flowering that takes place in the dark avenues of night.
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The course of life is unpredictable no one can write his autobiography in advance.
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The liturgical movement must become a revolutionary movement seeking to overthrow the forces that continue to destroy the promise, the hope, the vision.
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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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He who is satisfied has never truly craved, and he who craves for the light of God neglects his ease for ardor.
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But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture.
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It is our honest response to the grandeur and mystery of reality our confrontation with that which transcends the given.
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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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People are anxious to save up financial means for old age; they should also be anxious to prepare a spiritual means for old age….
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(People) can never attain fulfillment, or sense of meaning, unless it is shared, unless it pertains to other human beings.
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A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators make a point of being fond of children.
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The road to the sacred leads through the secular.
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The tragedy of religion is partly due to its isolation from life, as if God could be segregated.
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Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.
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Faith is not the clinging to a shrine but an endless pilgrimage of the heart.
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