In a controversy, the instant we feel anger, we have already ceased striving for truth and have begun striving for ourselves.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELSelf-respect is the fruit of discipline.
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Mundus vult decipi’—the world wants to be deceived.
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This is one of the goals of the Jewish way of living: to experience commonplace deeds as spiritual adventures, to feel the hidden love and wisdom in all things.
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Man’s true fulfillment depends on communion with that which transcends him.
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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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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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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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We worry a great deal about the problem of church and state. Now what about the church and God?
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to become aware of the ineffable is to part company with words…the tangent to the curve of human experience lies beyond the limits of language.
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It is not critical knowledge but a risk of the heart which initiates affection and preserves loyalty in our fellow men.
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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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Aeons hence, when of many of our cherished theories only shreds will remain, that cosmic tapestry will continue to shine.
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Dear Lord, grant me the grace of wonder. Surprise me, amaze me, awe me in every crevice of your universe.
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Man’s sin is in his failure to live what he is. Being the master of the earth, man forgets that he is the servant of God.
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The mystics, knowing that man is involved in a hidden history of the cosmos, endeavor to awake from the drowsiness and apathy and to regain the state of wakefulness for their enchanted souls.
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Self-respect is the fruit of discipline.
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