Remember that there is meaning beyond absurdity. Know that every deed counts, that every word is power…Above all, remember that you must build your life as if it were a work of art.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELMan’s true fulfillment depends on communion with that which transcends him.
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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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It is not critical knowledge but a risk of the heart which initiates affection and preserves loyalty in our fellow men.
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The awe of God is wisdom.
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In a controversy, the instant we feel anger, we have already ceased striving for truth and have begun striving for ourselves.
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Every little deed counts.
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The course of life is unpredictable no one can write his autobiography in advance.
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Aeons hence, when of many of our cherished theories only shreds will remain, that cosmic tapestry will continue to shine.
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Understanding God is not attained by calling into session all arguments for and against Him, in order to debate whether He is a reality or a figment of the mind.
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(People achieve) fullness of being in fellowship, in care for others.
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There are no two hours alike. Every hour is unique and the only one given at the moment, exclusive and endlessly precious.
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It is of the essence of virtue that the good is not to be done for the sake of a reward.
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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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When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.
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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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We forfeit the right to worship God as long as we continue to humiliate negroes. … The hour calls for moral grandeur and spiritual audacity.
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