The awe of God is wisdom.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELThe tragedy of religion is partly due to its isolation from life, as if God could be segregated.
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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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Trust is the core of human relationships, of gregariousness among men.
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Celebration is an active state, an act of expressing reverence or appreciation. To be entertained is a passive state–it is to receive pleasure afforded by an amusing act or a spectacle.
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To pray is to dream in league with God, to envision His holy visions.
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In our daily lives we attend primarily to that which the senses are spelling out for us: to what the eyes perceive, to what the fingers touch.
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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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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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Remember that there is meaning beyond absurdity. Know that every deed counts, that every word is power…Above all, remember that you must build your life as if it were a work of art.
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It is our honest response to the grandeur and mystery of reality our confrontation with that which transcends the given.
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What we cannot comprehend by analysis, we become aware of in awe.
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Mankind will not perish for want of information; but only for want of appreciation.
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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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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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The opposite of good is not evil, the opposite of good is indifference.
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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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