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Pagans exalt sacred things, the Prophets extol sacred deeds.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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There is a built-in sense of indebtedness in the consciousness of man, an awareness of owing gratitude, or being caled upon at certain moments to reciprocate
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The anchor of meaning resides in an abyss, deeper than the reach of despair.
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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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There are two primary ways in which mans relates himself to the world that surround him: manipulation and appreciation .
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Those who are open to the wonder will not miss it. Faith is found in solicitude for faith, in an inner care for the wonder that is everywhere.
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Prayer is our humble answer to the inconceivable surprise of living.
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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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Pagans exalt sacred things, the Prophets extol sacred deeds.
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Our concern is not how to worship in the catacombs but how to remain human in the skyscrapers.
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To sense the ultimate in the common and the simple: to feel in the rush of the passing the stillness of the eternal.
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A religious man is a person… whose greatest passion is compassion.
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Philosophy, to be relevant, must offer us a wisdom to live by.
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This may be the vocation of man: to say “Amen” to being and to the Author of being; to live in defiance of absurdity, notwithstanding futility and defeat; to attain faith in God even in spite of God.
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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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As civilization advances, the sense of wonder declines. Such decline is an alarming symptom of our state of mind.
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All that is left is to us is our being horrified at the loss of our sense of horror.
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