There is happiness in the love of labor, there is misery in the love of gain.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELThere is happiness in the love of labor, there is misery in the love of gain.
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Time is an essential dimension of existence defiant of man’s power, and truth reigns in supreme majesty, unrivaled, inimitable, and can never be defeated.
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Understanding God is not attained by calling into session all arguments for and against Him, in order to debate whether He is a reality or a figment of the mind.
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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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A religious man is a person… whose greatest passion is compassion.
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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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Philosophy, to be relevant, must offer us a wisdom to live by.
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God cannot be sensed as a second thought, as an explanation of the origin of the universe. He is either the first and the last, or just another concept.
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The self is not the hub but the spoke of the revolving wheel. It is precisely the function of prayer to shift the center of living from self-consciousness to self-surrender.
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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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Life without commitment is not worth living.
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To be is to stand for.
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Self-respect is the fruit of discipline.
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The issue of prayer is not prayer; the issue of prayer is God. One cannot pray unless he has faith in his own ability to accost the infinite, merciful, eternal God.
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All that is left is to us is our being horrified at the loss of our sense of horror.
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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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