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Sometimes there seems to be a greater separation between the church and God than between the church and state.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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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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The riches of the soul are stored up in its memory. this is the test of character, not whether a man follows the daily fashion, but whether the past is alive in his present.
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Man is naturally self-centered and he is inclined to regard expediency as the supreme standard for what is right and wrong.
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In a controversy, the instant we feel anger, we have already ceased striving for truth and have begun striving for ourselves.
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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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To answer, to live in a way which is compatible with the grandeur and mystery of living.
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It is dangerous to take human freedom for granted, to regard it as a prerogative rather than as an obligation, as an ultimate fact rather than as an ultimate goal.
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The test of love is in how one relates not to saints and scholars but to rascals.
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The awe of God is wisdom.
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Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.
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The task of life is to face sacred moments.
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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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How embarrassing for man to be the greatest miracle on earth and not to understand it!
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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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Audacious longing, burning songs, daring thoughts, an impulse overwhelming the heart, usurping the mind–these are all a drive towards serving Him who rings our hearts like a bell.
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It is not critical knowledge but a risk of the heart which initiates affection and preserves loyalty in our fellow men.
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