Acceptance is appreciation, and the high value of appreciation is such that to appreciate appreciation seems to be the fundamental prerequisite for survival.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELGod is not a hypothesis derived from logical assumptions, but an immediate insight, self-evident as light. He is not something to be sought in the darkness with the light of reason. He is the light.
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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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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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In the second way he sees in what surrounds him things to be acknowledged, understood, valued or admired.
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I did not ask for success; I asked for wonder.
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He who is satisfied has never truly craved, and he who craves for the light of God neglects his ease for ardor.
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But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture.
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It is gratefulness which makes the soul great.
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The work on weekdays and the rest on the seventh day are correlated. The Sabbath is the inspirer, the other days the inspired.
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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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Things, when magnified, are forgeries of happiness.
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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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Our age is one in which usefulness is thought to be the chief merit of nature; in which the attainment of power
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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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Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.
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Self-respect is the root of discipline
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