He who is satisfied has never truly craved, and he who craves for the light of God neglects his ease for ardor.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELBut the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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A religious man is a person… whose greatest passion is compassion.
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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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Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy.
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We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers.
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Self-sufficiency, independence, the capacity to stand apart, to differ, to resist, and to defy-all are modes of being human.
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The task of life is to face sacred moments.
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By the word of God the world was created.
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The issue of prayer is not prayer; the issue of prayer is God.
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Forfeit your sense of awe, let your conceit diminish your ability to revere, and the universe becomes a market place for you.
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The primary purpose of prayer is not to make requests. The primary purpose is to praise, to sing, to chant. Because the essence of prayer is a song, and man cannot live without a song.
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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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People of our time are losing the power of celebration. Instead of celebrating we seek to be amused or entertained.
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It is the beginning of wisdom to be amazed at the fact of our being free.
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Worship is a way of seeing the world in the light of God.
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Even without words, our march was worship. I felt my legs were praying.
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