We can all do our share to redeem the world in spite of all absurdities and all frustrations and all disappointments.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELThere are no two hours alike. Every hour is unique and the only one given at the moment, exclusive and endlessly precious.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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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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Wisdom, maturity, tranquility do not come all of a sudden when we retire.
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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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Normal consciousness is a state of stupor, in which the sensibility to the wholly real and responsiveness to the stimuli of the spirit are reduced.
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Our concern is not how to worship in the catacombs but how to remain human in the skyscrapers.
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Loyal to the presence of the ultimate in the common, we may be able to make it clear that man is more than man, that in doing the finite he may perceive the infinite .
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The opposite of good is not evil, the opposite of good is indifference.
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(People) can never attain fulfillment, or sense of meaning, unless it is shared, unless it pertains to other human beings.
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Mankind will not die for lack of information; it may perish for lack of appreciation.
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Faith is not the clinging to a shrine but an endless pilgrimage of the heart.
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There is a war to wage against the vulgar, the glorification of the absurd, a war that is incessant, universal.
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Philosophy, to be relevant, must offer us a wisdom to live by.
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The issue of prayer is not prayer; the issue of prayer is God.
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The worship of reason is arrogance and betrays a lack of intelligence. The rejection of reason is cowardice and betrays a lack of faith.
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Trust is the core of human relationships, of gregariousness among men.
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