He who is satisfied has never truly craved, and he who craves for the light of God neglects his ease for ardor.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELThe test of love is in how one relates not to saints and scholars but to rascals.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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There is a realm of time where the goal is not to have but to be, not to own but to give, not to control but to share, not to subdue but to be in accord.
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All events are secretly interrelated; the sweep of all we are doing reaches beyond the horizon of our comprehension.
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There are two primary ways in which mans relates himself to the world that surround him: manipulation and appreciation .
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To serve does not mean to surrender but to share.
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The supremacy of expediency is being refuted by time and truth.
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To pray is to dream in league with God, to envision His holy visions.
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Our concern is not how to worship in the catacombs but how to remain human in the skyscrapers.
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Sometimes we wish our own heart would speak of that which made it heavy with wonder.
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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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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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Even without words, our march was worship. I felt my legs were praying.
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to become aware of the ineffable is to part company with words…the tangent to the curve of human experience lies beyond the limits of language.
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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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When faith becomes an heirloom rather than a living fountain; when religion speaks only in the name of authority rather than with the voice of compassion, its message becomes meaningless.
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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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