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There is a built-in sense of indebtedness in the consciousness of man, an awareness of owing gratitude, or being caled upon at certain moments to reciprocate

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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Awe is a sense for transcendence, for the reference everywhere to mystery beyond all things. It enables us to perceive in the world intimations of the divine.
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Indeed, the sort of crimes and even the amount of delinquency that fill the prophets of Israel with dismay do not go beyond that which we regard as normal, as typical ingredients of social dynamics.
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As civilization advances, the sense of wonder declines. Such decline is an alarming symptom of our state of mind.
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A prophet’s true greatness is his ability to hold God and man in a single thought.
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I did not ask for success; I asked for wonder.
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We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers.
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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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To us a single act of injustice–cheating in business, exploitation of the poor–is slight; to the prophets, a disaster.
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Never once in my life did I ask God for success or wisdom or power or fame. I asked for wonder, and he gave it to me.
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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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Even without words, our march was worship. I felt my legs were praying.
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Acceptance is appreciation, and the high value of appreciation is such that to appreciate appreciation seems to be the fundamental prerequisite for survival.
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The Sabbath is not for the sake of the weekdays; the weekdays are for the sake of Sabbath. It is not an interlude but the climax of living.
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He who is satisfied has never truly craved, and he who craves for the light of God neglects his ease for ardor.
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Indifference to evil is more insidious than evil itself. It is a silent justification affording evil acceptability in society.
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