In any free society where terrible wrongs exist, some are guilty – all are responsible.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELSpiritual life begins to decay when we fail to sense the grandeur of what is eternal in time.
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God is either of no importance, or of supreme importance.
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Awe is an intuition for the dignity of all things, a realization that things not only are what they are but also stand, however remotely, for something supreme.
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There are few ideas in the world of thought which contain so much spiritual power as the idea of the Sabbath.
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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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It is of the essence of virtue that the good is not to be done for the sake of a reward.
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The Sabbath is not for the sake of the weekdays; the weekdays are for the sake of Sabbath. It is not an interlude but the climax of living.
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Acceptance is appreciation, and the high value of appreciation is such that to appreciate appreciation seems to be the fundamental prerequisite for survival.
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What we cannot comprehend by analysis, we become aware of in awe.
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We use words as tools. We forget that words are a repository of the spirit. The tragedy of our times is that the vessels of the spirit are broken.
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The self is not the hub but the spoke of the revolving wheel. It is precisely the function of prayer to shift the center of living from self-consciousness to self-surrender.
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The worship of reason is arrogance and betrays a lack of intelligence. The rejection of reason is cowardice and betrays a lack of faith.
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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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Life is not meaningful…unle ss it is serving an end beyond itself; unless it is of value to someone else.
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It is a day on which we are called upon to share in what is eternal in time, to turn from the results of creation to the mystery of creation; from the world of creation to the creation of the world.
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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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