We forfeit the right to worship God as long as we continue to humiliate negroes. … The hour calls for moral grandeur and spiritual audacity.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELAeons hence, when of many of our cherished theories only shreds will remain, that cosmic tapestry will continue to shine.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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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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Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy.
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Never once in my life did I ask God for success or wisdom or power or fame. I asked for wonder, and he gave it to me.
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The work on weekdays and the rest on the seventh day are correlated. The Sabbath is the inspirer, the other days the inspired.
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Yet the abyss is not not infinite; its bottom may suddenly be discovered within the confines of a human heart or under the debris of might doubts.
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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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I am still so surprised! That is why I am against it. We must learn to be surprised.
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To be spiritual is to be amazed.
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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.
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Man’s true fulfillment depends on communion with that which transcends him.
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Religion has become an impersonal affair, an institutional loyalty. It survives on the level of activities rather than in the stillness of commitment.
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Few are guilty, but all are responsible.
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You must build your life as if it were a work of art.
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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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To abstain completely from all enjoyments may be easy. Yet to enjoy life and retain spiritual integrity – there is the challenge.
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