Remember that there is meaning beyond absurdity. Know that every deed counts, that every word is power…Above all, remember that you must build your life as if it were a work of art.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELOnly in His presence shall we learn that the glory of humankind is not in its will to power but in its power of compassion.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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The task of life is to face sacred moments.
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To become aware of the ineffable is to part company with words.
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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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Self-respect is the fruit of discipline.
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By the word of God the world was created.
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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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There is no specialized art of prayer. All of life must be a training to pray. We pray the way we live.
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It is not a psychical quality, something that exists in the mind only, but a force from the beyond.
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The utilization of its resources is taken to be the chief purpose of man in God’s creation.
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What is meant, however, is a higher category than being: the power of maintaining being.
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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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Aeons hence, when of many of our cherished theories only shreds will remain, that cosmic tapestry will continue to shine.
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I am still so surprised! That is why I am against it. We must learn to be surprised.
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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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Philosophy may be defined as the art of asking the right question…awareness of the problem outlives all solutions.
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