It is dangerous to take human freedom for granted, to regard it as a prerogative rather than as an obligation, as an ultimate fact rather than as an ultimate goal.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELThe utilization of its resources is taken to be the chief purpose of man in God’s creation.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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All action is vicarious faith.
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Faith is not the clinging to a shrine but an endless pilgrimage of the heart.
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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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Awareness of the divine begins with wonder.
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Much of what the Bible demands can be comprised in one imperative: Remember!
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Mankind will not die for lack of information; it may perish for lack of appreciation.
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One of the major symptoms of the general crisis existent in our world today is our lack of sensitivity to words.
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Philosophy, to be relevant, must offer us a wisdom to live by.
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The course of life is unpredictable no one can write his autobiography in advance.
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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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We worry a great deal about the problem of church and state. Now what about the church and God?
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The mystics, knowing that man is involved in a hidden history of the cosmos, endeavor to awake from the drowsiness and apathy and to regain the state of wakefulness for their enchanted souls.
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Trust is the core of human relationships, of gregariousness among men.
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To serve does not mean to surrender but to share.
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Those who are open to the wonder will not miss it. Faith is found in solicitude for faith, in an inner care for the wonder that is everywhere.
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