Self-respect is the fruit of discipline.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELInstead of indulging in jealousy, greed, in relishing themselves, there are men who keep their hearts alert to the stillness in which time rolls on and leaves us behind.
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Mundus vult decipi’—the world wants to be deceived.
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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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To abstain completely from all enjoyments may be easy. Yet to enjoy life and retain spiritual integrity – there is the challenge.
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A religious man is a person… whose greatest passion is compassion.
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All that is left is to us is our being horrified at the loss of our sense of horror.
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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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In any free society where terrible wrongs exist, some are guilty – all are responsible.
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Mankind will not perish for want of information; but only for want of appreciation.
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Celebration is a confrontation, giving attention to the transcendent meaning of one’s actions.
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(People) can never attain fulfillment, or sense of meaning, unless it is shared, unless it pertains to other human beings.
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It is gratefulness which makes the soul great.
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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 beginning of our happiness lies in the understanding that life without wonder is not worth living.
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It is not a psychical quality, something that exists in the mind only, but a force from the beyond.
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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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