Philosophy may be defined as the art of asking the right question…awareness of the problem outlives all solutions.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELSelf-respect is the root of discipline
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God is everywhere or nowhere, the father of all people or of none, concerned about everything or nothing.
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We can all do our share to redeem the world in spite of all absurdities and all frustrations and all disappointments.
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Self-respect is the root of discipline
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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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Few are guilty, but all are responsible.
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The tragedy of religion is partly due to its isolation from life, as if God could be segregated.
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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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Life is not meaningful…unle ss it is serving an end beyond itself; unless it is of value to someone else.
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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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It is as if He were waiting to enter our empty, perishing lives.
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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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Faith opens our hearts for the entrance of the holy. It is almost as though God were thinking for us.
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To pray is to take notice of the wonder, to regain a sense of the mystery that animates all beings, the divine margin in all attainments.
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The man who has not suffered – what does he know anyway?
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To serve does not mean to surrender but to share.
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