Human being is both being in the world and living in the world. Living involves responsible understanding of one’s role in relation to all other beings.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELThe true meaning of existence is disclosed in moments of living in the presence of God
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Awe is an intuition for the dignity of all things, a realization that things not only are what they are but also stand, however remotely, for something supreme.
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Audacious longing, burning songs, daring thoughts, an impulse overwhelming the heart, usurping the mind–these are all a drive towards serving Him who rings our hearts like a bell.
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Self-respect is the root of discipline
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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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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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We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers.
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Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.
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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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He who is satisfied has never truly craved, and he who craves for the light of God neglects his ease for ardor.
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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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Spiritual life begins to decay when we fail to sense the grandeur of what is eternal in time.
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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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It’s silence remains unbroken; no words can carry it away. Sometimes we wish the world could cry and tell us about that which made it pregnant with fear–filling grandeur.
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Man is a messenger who forgot the message.
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The opposite of good is not evil, the opposite of good is indifference.
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