Racism is man’s gravest threat to man – the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELTo abstain completely from all enjoyments may be easy. Yet to enjoy life and retain spiritual integrity – there is the challenge.
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Trust is the core of human relationships, of gregariousness among men.
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In our daily lives we attend primarily to that which the senses are spelling out for us: to what the eyes perceive, to what the fingers touch.
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The opposite of good is not evil, the opposite of good is indifference.
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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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Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.
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In the second way he sees in what surrounds him things to be acknowledged, understood, valued or admired.
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The tragedy of religion is partly due to its isolation from life, as if God could be segregated.
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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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The course of life is unpredictable no one can write his autobiography in advance.
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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 liturgical movement must become a revolutionary movement seeking to overthrow the forces that continue to destroy the promise, the hope, the vision.
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I would say about individuals, A Individual dies when they cease to to be surprised. I am surprised every morning when I see the sunshine again.
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The issue of prayer is not prayer; the issue of prayer is God. One cannot pray unless he has faith in his own ability to accost the infinite, merciful, eternal God.
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We may not know whether our understanding is correct, or whether our sentiments are noble, but the air of the day surrounds us like spring which spreads over the land without our aid or notice.
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Spiritual life begins to decay when we fail to sense the grandeur of what is eternal in time.
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