In the second way he sees in what surrounds him things to be acknowledged, understood, valued or admired.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELSociety today is no longer in revolt against particular laws which it finds alien, unjust, and imposed, but against law as such, against the principle of law.
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Philosophy, to be relevant, must offer us a wisdom to live by.
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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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It is not enough for me to ask question; I want to know how to answer the one question that seems to encompass everything I face: What am I here for?
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It is as if He were waiting to enter our empty, perishing lives.
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Awe is a sense for transcendence, for the reference everywhere to mystery beyond all things. It enables us to perceive in the world intimations of the divine.
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Worship is a way of seeing the world in the light of God.
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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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Awareness of the divine begins with wonder.
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People are anxious to save up financial means for old age; they should also be anxious to prepare a spiritual means for old age….
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Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge.
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The course of life is unpredictable no one can write his autobiography in advance.
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Philosophy may be defined as the art of asking the right question…awareness of the problem outlives all solutions.
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In prayer we shift the center of living from self-consciousness to self-surrender
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We worry a great deal about the problem of church and state. Now what about the church and God?
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God is either of no importance, or of supreme importance.
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