There are two primary ways in which mans relates himself to the world that surround him: manipulation and appreciation .
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELAnd yet we must not regard this revolt as entirely negative. The energy that rejects many obsolete laws is an entirely positive impulse for renewal of life and law.
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Life is not meaningful…unle ss it is serving an end beyond itself; unless it is of value to someone else.
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Racism is man’s gravest threat to man – the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.
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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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By the word of God the world was created.
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Audacious longing, burning songs, daring thoughts, an impulse overwhelming the heart, usurping the mind–these are all a drive towards serving Him who rings our hearts like a bell.
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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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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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Life without commitment is not worth living.
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The essence of man is not what he is, but in what he is able to be.
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I did not ask for success; I asked for wonder.
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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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At all times, who suffers harm done to others, whose greatest passion is compassion, whose greatest strength is love and defiance of despair.
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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 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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Pagans exalt sacred things, the Prophets extol sacred deeds.
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