Self-respect is the root of discipline
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELThe test of love is in how one relates not to saints and scholars but to rascals.
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Friendship, a puzzle to the syllogistic and critical mentality, is not based on experiments or tests of another person’s qualities but on trust.
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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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I did not ask for success; I asked for wonder.
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Faith like Job’s cannot be shaken becasue it is the result of having been shaken.
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Celebration is a confrontation, giving attention to the transcendent meaning of one’s actions.
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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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People of our time are losing the power of celebration. Instead of celebrating we seek to be amused or entertained.
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Only those will apprehend religion who can probe its depth, who can combine intuition and love with the rigor of method
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To us a single act of injustice–cheating in business, exploitation of the poor–is slight; to the prophets, a disaster.
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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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When religion speaks only in the name of authority rather than with the voice of compassion, its message becomes meaningless.
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The man who has not suffered – what does he know anyway?
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Much of what the Bible demands can be comprised in one imperative: Remember!
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Man’s true fulfillment depends on communion with that which transcends him.
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There are no two hours alike. Every hour is unique and the only one given at the moment, exclusive and endlessly precious.
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