All that is left is to us is our being horrified at the loss of our sense of horror.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELWe can do justice to human being only by relating it to the transcendent care for being.
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But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture.
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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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The beginning of our happiness lies in the understanding that life without wonder is not worth living.
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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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We may not know whether our understanding is correct, or whether our sentiments are noble, but the air of the day surrounds us like spring which spreads over the land without our aid or notice.
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The opposite of good is not evil, the opposite of good is indifference.
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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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Few are guilty, but all are responsible.
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Dear Lord, grant me the grace of wonder. Surprise me, amaze me, awe me in every crevice of your universe.
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Faith is not the clinging to a shrine but an endless pilgrimage of the heart.
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Is not self-sufficiency itself insufficient to explain self-sufficiency?
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The tragedy of religion is partly due to its isolation from life, as if God could be segregated.
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What is meant, however, is a higher category than being: the power of maintaining being.
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Every little deed counts.
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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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