But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELTo us injustice is injurious to the welfare of the people; to the prophets it is a deathblow to existence: to us, an episode; to them, a catastrophe, a threat to the world.
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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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Mankind will not perish for want of information; but only for want of appreciation.
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There is a realm of time where the goal is not to have but to be, not to own but to give, not to control but to share, not to subdue but to be in accord.
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Wise criticism always begins with self-criticism.
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Every little deed counts.
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Faith is something that comes out of the soul. It is not an information that is absorbed but an attitude, existing prior to the formulation of any creed.
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Wisdom, maturity, tranquility do not come all of a sudden when we retire.
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Things, when magnified, are forgeries of happiness.
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Self-respect is the fruit of discipline.
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To be spiritual is to be amazed.
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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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Pagans exalt sacred things, the Prophets extol sacred deeds.
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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 first way he sees in what surrounds him things to be handled, forces to be managed, objects to be put to use.
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The supremacy of expediency is being refuted by time and truth.
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