In the first way he sees in what surrounds him things to be handled, forces to be managed, objects to be put to use.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELBeing points beyond itself. Accustomed to think in terms of space, the expression “being points beyond itself” may be taken to denote a higher point in space.
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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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The test of love is in how one relates not to saints and scholars but to rascals.
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By the word of God the world was created.
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Being points beyond itself. Accustomed to think in terms of space, the expression “being points beyond itself” may be taken to denote a higher point in space.
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Wise criticism always begins with self-criticism.
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The true meaning of existence is disclosed in moments of living in the presence of God
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The primary purpose of prayer is not to make requests. The primary purpose is to praise, to sing, to chant. Because the essence of prayer is a song, and man cannot live without a song.
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Sometimes we wish our own heart would speak of that which made it heavy with wonder.
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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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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 is a war to wage against the vulgar, the glorification of the absurd, a war that is incessant, universal.
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The self is not the hub but the spoke of the revolving wheel. It is precisely the function of prayer to shift the center of living from self-consciousness to self-surrender.
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What we cannot comprehend by analysis, we become aware of in awe.
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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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