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We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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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 issue of prayer is not prayer; the issue of prayer is God.
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The time for the kingdom may be far off, but the task is plain: to retain our share in God in spite of peril and contempt.
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Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy.
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To serve does not mean to surrender but to share.
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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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Pagans exalt sacred things, the Prophets extol sacred deeds.
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In the midst of our applauding the feats of civilization, the Bible flings itself like a knife slashing our complacency; remind us that God, too, has a voice in history.
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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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But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture.
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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.
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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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I am still so surprised! That is why I am against it. We must learn to be surprised.
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Wise criticism always begins with self-criticism.
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To become aware of the ineffable is to part company with words.
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Wonder, or radical amazement, is a way of going beyond what is given in thing and thought, refusing to take anything for granted, to regard anything as final.
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Amazement Anything Beyond Final Radical Reality Refusing Way Wonder

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