The awe of God is wisdom.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELSelf-respect is the root of discipline
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Ultimately there is no power to narcissistic, self-indulgent thinking. Authentic thinking originates with an encounter with the world.
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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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Sometimes there seems to be a greater separation between the church and God than between the church and state.
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Morally speaking, there is no limit to the concern one must feel for the suffering of human beings, that indifference to evil is worse than evil itself, that in a free society, some are guilty, but all are responsible.
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A religious man is a person… whose greatest passion is compassion.
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The supremacy of expediency is being refuted by time and truth.
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Knowledge-like the sky- is never private property. No teacher has a right to withhold it from anyone who asks for it. Teaching is the art of sharing.
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It is gratefulness which makes the soul great.
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To us a single act of injustice–cheating in business, exploitation of the poor–is slight; to the prophets, a disaster.
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There are few ideas in the world of thought which contain so much spiritual power as the idea of the Sabbath.
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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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Man is naturally self-centered and he is inclined to regard expediency as the supreme standard for what is right and wrong.
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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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In any free society where terrible wrongs exist, some are guilty – all are responsible.
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I did not ask for success; I asked for wonder.
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