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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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Self-sufficiency, independence, the capacity to stand apart, to differ, to resist, and to defy-all are modes of being human.
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The time for the kingdom may be far off, but the task is plain: to retain our share in God in spite of peril and contempt.
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Worship is a way of seeing the world in the light of God.
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Awe enables us to see in the world intimations of the divine, to sense in small things the beginning of infinite significance
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There are two primary ways in which mans relates himself to the world that surround him: manipulation and appreciation .
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Life goes wrong when the control of space, the acquisition of things of space, becomes our sole concern.
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Remember that there is meaning beyond absurdity. Know that every deed counts, that every word is power…Above all, remember that 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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In prayer we shift the center of living from self-consciousness to self-surrender
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It’s silence remains unbroken; no words can carry it away. Sometimes we wish the world could cry and tell us about that which made it pregnant with fear–filling grandeur.
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To answer, to live in a way which is compatible with the grandeur and mystery of living.
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Mankind will not die for lack of information; it may perish for lack of appreciation.
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Awe is a sense for transcendence, for the reference everywhere to mystery beyond all things. It enables us to perceive in the world intimations of the divine.
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There are no two hours alike. Every hour is unique and the only one given at the moment, exclusive and endlessly precious.
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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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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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