Mankind will not perish for want of information; but only for want of appreciation.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELMundus vult decipi’—the world wants to be deceived.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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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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The beginning of our happiness lies in the understanding that life without wonder is not worth living.
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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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The meaning of the Sabbath is to celebrate time rather than space. Six days a week we live under the tyranny of things of space; on the Sabbath we try to become attuned to holiness in time.
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A religious man is a person… whose greatest passion is compassion.
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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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We worry a great deal about the problem of church and state. Now what about the church and God?
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We can all do our share to redeem the world in spite of all absurdities and all frustrations and all disappointments.
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Wonder, or radical amazement, is a way of going beyond what is given in thing and thought, refusing to take anything for granted, to regard anything as final.
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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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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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The road to the sacred leads through the secular.
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The awe of God is wisdom.
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Instead of indulging in jealousy, greed, in relishing themselves, there are men who keep their hearts alert to the stillness in which time rolls on and leaves us behind.
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(People achieve) fullness of being in fellowship, in care for others.
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