There are no two hours alike. Every hour is unique and the only one given at the moment, exclusive and endlessly precious.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELReality to us is thinghood , consisting of substances that occupy space; even God is conceived by most of us as a thing.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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Sometimes we wish our own heart would speak of that which made it heavy with wonder.
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Forfeit your sense of awe, let your conceit diminish your ability to revere, and the universe becomes a market place for you.
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Self-respect is the root of discipline
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By the word of God the world was created.
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Our age is one in which usefulness is thought to be the chief merit of nature; in which the attainment of power
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In the darkest night to be certain of the dawn…to go through Hell and to continue to trust in the goodness of God-this is the challenge and the way.
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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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We can all do our share to redeem the world in spite of all absurdities and all frustrations and all disappointments.
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The higher goal of spiritual living is not to amass a wealth of information, but to face sacred moments.
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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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When we pray, we bring G-d into the world
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You must build your life as if it were a work of art.
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The task of life is to face sacred moments.
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The road to the sacred leads through the secular.
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Prayer begins at the edge of emptiness.
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