It is a day on which we are called upon to share in what is eternal in time, to turn from the results of creation to the mystery of creation; from the world of creation to the creation of the world.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELWonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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The man who has not suffered – what does he know anyway?
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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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We use words as tools. We forget that words are a repository of the spirit. The tragedy of our times is that the vessels of the spirit are broken.
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We can never sneer at the stars, mock the dawn, or scoff at the totality of being.
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Society today is no longer in revolt against particular laws which it finds alien, unjust, and imposed, but against law as such, against the principle of law.
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Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge.
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Prayer begins at the edge of emptiness.
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It is gratefulness which makes the soul great.
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I am commanded therefore I am.
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To us injustice is injurious to the welfare of the people; to the prophets it is a deathblow to existence: to us, an episode; to them, a catastrophe, a threat to the world.
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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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(People) can never attain fulfillment, or sense of meaning, unless it is shared, unless it pertains to other human beings.
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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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Time is an essential dimension of existence defiant of man’s power, and truth reigns in supreme majesty, unrivaled, inimitable, and can never be defeated.
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Man has indeed become primarily a tool-making animal, and the world is now a gigantic tool box for the satisfaction of his needs.
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