Celebration is a confrontation, giving attention to the transcendent meaning of one’s actions.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELTo pray is to take notice of the wonder, to regain a sense of the mystery that animates all beings, the divine margin in all attainments.
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Self-respect is the fruit of discipline.
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Wisdom, maturity, tranquility do not come all of a sudden when we retire.
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Judaism teaches us to be attached to holiness in time; to learn how to consecrate sanctuaries that emerge from the magnificent stream of a year.
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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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I did not ask for success; I asked for wonder.
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When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.
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Yet the abyss is not not infinite; its bottom may suddenly be discovered within the confines of a human heart or under the debris of might doubts.
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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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Man’s true fulfillment depends on communion with that which transcends him.
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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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To pray is to take notice of the wonder, to regain a sense of the mystery that animates all beings, the divine margin in all attainments.
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It is the beginning of wisdom to be amazed at the fact of our being free.
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The anchor of meaning resides in an abyss, deeper than the reach of despair.
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To answer, to live in a way which is compatible with the grandeur and mystery of living.
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A prophet’s true greatness is his ability to hold God and man in a single thought.
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