Solitude is a necessary protest to the incursions and the false alarms of society’s hysteria, a period of cure and recovery.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELAwareness of the divine begins with wonder.
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It is our honest response to the grandeur and mystery of reality our confrontation with that which transcends the given.
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Prayer cannot bring water to parched fields, or mend a broken bridge, or rebuild a ruined city; but prayer can water an arid soul, mend a broken heart, and rebuild a weakened will.
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The utilization of its resources is taken to be the chief purpose of man in God’s creation.
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Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.
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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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Normal consciousness is a state of stupor, in which the sensibility to the wholly real and responsiveness to the stimuli of the spirit are reduced.
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The test of love is in how one relates not to saints and scholars but to rascals.
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The course of life is unpredictable no one can write his autobiography in advance.
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One of the major symptoms of the general crisis existent in our world today is our lack of sensitivity to words.
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We may not know whether our understanding is correct, or whether our sentiments are noble, but the air of the day surrounds us like spring which spreads over the land without our aid or notice.
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It is not enough for me to ask question; I want to know how to answer the one question that seems to encompass everything I face: What am I here for?
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Trust is the core of human relationships, of gregariousness among men.
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The essence of man is not what he is, but in what he is able to be.
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Indeed, the sort of crimes and even the amount of delinquency that fill the prophets of Israel with dismay do not go beyond that which we regard as normal, as typical ingredients of social dynamics.
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Those who are open to the wonder will not miss it. Faith is found in solicitude for faith, in an inner care for the wonder that is everywhere.
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