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It is of the essence of virtue that the good is not to be done for the sake of a reward.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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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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Mankind will not die for lack of information; it may perish for lack of appreciation.
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The supremacy of expediency is being refuted by time and truth.
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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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The task of life is to face sacred moments.
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The worship of reason is arrogance and betrays a lack of intelligence. The rejection of reason is cowardice and betrays a lack of faith.
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And yet we must not regard this revolt as entirely negative. The energy that rejects many obsolete laws is an entirely positive impulse for renewal of life and law.
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Faith is not the clinging to a shrine but an endless pilgrimage of the heart.
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Understanding God is not attained by calling into session all arguments for and against Him, in order to debate whether He is a reality or a figment of the mind.
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The answers are questions in disguise, every new answer giving rise to new questions.
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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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The Sabbath is not for the sake of the weekdays; the weekdays are for the sake of Sabbath. It is not an interlude but the climax of living.
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Even without words, our march was worship. I felt my legs were praying.
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Only in His presence shall we learn that the glory of humankind is not in its will to power but in its power of compassion.
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Wisdom, maturity, tranquility do not come all of a sudden when we retire.
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We cannot approach the spirit unless we repair the vessels. Reverence for words – an awareness of the wonder of words, of the mystery of words – is an essential prerequisite for prayer.
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