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It is a day on which we are called upon to share in what is eternal in time, to turn from the results of creation to the mystery of creation; from the world of creation to the creation of the world.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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Reality to us is thinghood , consisting of substances that occupy space; even God is conceived by most of us as a thing.
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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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Mankind will not die for lack of information; it may perish for lack of appreciation.
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Mankind will not perish for want of information; but only for want of appreciation.
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Wisdom, maturity, tranquility do not come all of a sudden when we retire.
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As civilization advances, the sense of wonder declines. Such decline is an alarming symptom of our state of mind.
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The issue of prayer is not prayer; the issue of prayer is God. One cannot pray unless he has faith in his own ability to accost the infinite, merciful, eternal God.
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Man has indeed become primarily a tool-making animal, and the world is now a gigantic tool box for the satisfaction of his needs.
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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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It is not critical knowledge but a risk of the heart which initiates affection and preserves loyalty in our fellow men.
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Man’s sin is in his failure to live what he is. Being the master of the earth, man forgets that he is the servant of God.
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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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It is the beginning of wisdom to be amazed at the fact of our being free.
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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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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.
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Self-respect is the root of discipline
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