The essence of man is not what he is, but in what he is able to be.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELLife is not meaningful…unle ss it is serving an end beyond itself; unless it is of value to someone else.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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Those of faith who plant sacred thoughts in the uplands of time, the secret gardeners of the Lord in mankind’s desolate hopes, may slacken and tarry but rarely betray their vocation.
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Few are guilty, but all are responsible.
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To sense the ultimate in the common and the simple, to feel in the rush of the passing the stillness of the eternal.
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Friendship, a puzzle to the syllogistic and critical mentality, is not based on experiments or tests of another person’s qualities but on trust.
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Mankind will not perish for want of information; but only for want of appreciation.
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The course of life is unpredictable no one can write his autobiography in advance.
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Instead of indulging in jealousy, greed, in relishing themselves, there are men who keep their hearts alert to the stillness in which time rolls on and leaves us behind.
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Proximity to the crowd, to the majority view, spells the death of creativity. For a soul can create only when alone, and some are chosen for the flowering that takes place in the dark avenues of night.
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To sing means to sense and to affirm that the spirit is real and that its glory is present.
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We cannot approach the spirit unless we repair the vessels. Reverence for words – an awareness of the wonder of words, of the mystery of words – is an essential prerequisite for prayer.
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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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What is meant, however, is a higher category than being: the power of maintaining being.
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Wise criticism always begins with self-criticism.
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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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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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