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I did not ask for success; I asked for wonder.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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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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The answers are questions in disguise, every new answer giving rise to new questions.
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The world of things we perceive is but a veil. It’s flutter is music, its ornament science, but what it conceals is inscrutable.
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The Sabbath is not for the sake of the weekdays; the weekdays are for the sake of Sabbath. It is not an interlude but the climax of living.
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Self-respect is the fruit of discipline.
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Discipline Fruit Inspirational Life Respect Warrior
Man’s sin is in his failure to live what he is. Being the master of the earth, man forgets that he is the servant of God.
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When I see an act of evil I don’t accomodate, I don’t accomodate myself to the violence that goes on everywhere.
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Accommodate Act Everywhere Evil Look Myself
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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It is not critical knowledge but a risk of the heart which initiates affection and preserves loyalty in our fellow men.
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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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Celebration is a confrontation, giving attention to the transcendent meaning of one’s actions. Source: The Wisdom of Heschel
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The true meaning of existence is disclosed in moments of living in the presence of God
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Existence Moments Presence Of God
I have one talent, and that is the capacity to be tremendously surprised, surprised at life, at ideas. This is to me the supreme Hasidic imperative: Don’t be old. Don’t be stale.
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Capacity Idea Surprise Surprised Talent Tremendously
Aeons hence, when of many of our cherished theories only shreds will remain, that cosmic tapestry will continue to shine.
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To us injustice is injurious to the welfare of the people; to the prophets it is a deathblow to existence: to us, an episode; to them, a catastrophe, a threat to the world.
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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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