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 HESCHELI am commanded therefore I am.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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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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Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.
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By the word of God the world was created.
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Every little deed counts.
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Celebration is a confrontation, giving attention to the transcendent meaning of one’s actions. Source: The Wisdom of Heschel
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Indifference to evil is more insidious than evil itself. It is a silent justification affording evil acceptability in society.
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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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Racism is man’s gravest threat to man – the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.
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At all times, who suffers harm done to others, whose greatest passion is compassion, whose greatest strength is love and defiance of despair.
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It is not enough for me to ask question; I want to know how to answer the one question that seems to encompass everything I face: What am I here for?
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All that is left is to us is our being horrified at the loss of our sense of horror.
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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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Prayer is meaningless unless it is subversive, unless it seeks to overthrow and to ruin the pyramids of callousness, hatred, opportunism, falsehoods.
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Only those will apprehend religion who can probe its depth, who can combine intuition and love with the rigor of method
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Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge.
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