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In the midst of our applauding the feats of civilization, the Bible flings itself like a knife slashing our complacency; remind us that God, too, has a voice in history.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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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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It is as if He were waiting to enter our empty, perishing lives.
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There is a realm of time where the goal is not to have but to be, not to own but to give, not to control but to share, not to subdue but to be in accord.
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Man has indeed become primarily a tool-making animal, and the world is now a gigantic tool box for the satisfaction of his needs.
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We worship God through our questions.
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Wise criticism always begins with self-criticism.
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Awareness of the divine begins with wonder.
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The task of life is to face sacred moments.
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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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(People achieve) fullness of being in fellowship, in care for others.
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Faith is an awareness of divine mutuality and companionship, a form of communion between God and man.
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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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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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Never once in my life did I ask God for success or wisdom or power or fame. I asked for wonder, and he gave it to me.
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The opposite of good is not evil, the opposite of good is indifference.
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What is meant, however, is a higher category than being: the power of maintaining being.
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