Mankind will not perish for want of information; but only for want of appreciation.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELMorally speaking, there is no limit to the concern one must feel for the suffering of human beings, that indifference to evil is worse than evil itself, that in a free society, some are guilty, but all are responsible.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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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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Self-respect is the root of discipline
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A prophet’s true greatness is his ability to hold God and man in a single thought.
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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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There is no specialized art of prayer. All of life must be a training to pray. We pray the way we live.
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Awareness of the divine begins with wonder.
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(People achieve) fullness of being in fellowship, in care for others.
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Being points beyond itself. Accustomed to think in terms of space, the expression “being points beyond itself” may be taken to denote a higher point in space.
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Instead of indulging in jealousy, greed, in relishing themselves, there are men who keep their hearts alert to the stillness in which time rolls on and leaves us behind.
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Man is naturally self-centered and he is inclined to regard expediency as the supreme standard for what is right and wrong.
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The liturgical movement must become a revolutionary movement seeking to overthrow the forces that continue to destroy the promise, the hope, the vision.
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Prayer begins where our power ends.
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The hour calls for moral grandeur and spiritual audacity.
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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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God is everywhere or nowhere, the father of all people or of none, concerned about everything or nothing.
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