When faith becomes an heirloom rather than a living fountain; when religion speaks only in the name of authority rather than with the voice of compassion, its message becomes meaningless.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELThe course of life is unpredictable no one can write his autobiography in advance.
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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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That man can never transcend his own self. The most fatal trap into which thinking may fall is the equation of existence and expediency.
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Self-respect is the root of discipline
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The true meaning of existence is disclosed in moments of living in the presence of God
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Man’s sin is in his failure to live what he is. Being the master of the earth, man forgets that he is the servant of God.
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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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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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We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers.
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Yet the abyss is not not infinite; its bottom may suddenly be discovered within the confines of a human heart or under the debris of might doubts.
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Sometimes we wish our own heart would speak of that which made it heavy with wonder.
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The course of life is unpredictable no one can write his autobiography in advance.
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Wise criticism always begins with self-criticism.
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Then comes the insight that All is God. One still realizes that the world is as it was, but it does not matter, it does not affect one’s faith.
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Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.
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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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