The meaning of the Sabbath is to celebrate time rather than space. Six days a week we live under the tyranny of things of space; on the Sabbath we try to become attuned to holiness in time.
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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Yet the abyss is not not infinite; its bottom may suddenly be discovered within the confines of a human heart or under the debris of might doubts.
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In the second way he sees in what surrounds him things to be acknowledged, understood, valued or admired.
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Self-respect is the root of discipline
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What we cannot comprehend by analysis, we become aware of in awe.
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The man who has not suffered – what does he know anyway?
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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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Forfeit your sense of awe, let your conceit diminish your ability to revere, and the universe becomes a market place for you.
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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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Remember that there is meaning beyond absurdity. Know that every deed counts, that every word is power…Above all, remember that you must build your life as if it were a work of art.
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That man can never transcend his own self. The most fatal trap into which thinking may fall is the equation of existence and expediency.
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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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Solitude is a necessary protest to the incursions and the false alarms of society’s hysteria, a period of cure and recovery.
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Understanding God is not attained by calling into session all arguments for and against Him, in order to debate whether He is a reality or a figment of the mind.
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This may be the vocation of man: to say “Amen” to being and to the Author of being; to live in defiance of absurdity, notwithstanding futility and defeat; to attain faith in God even in spite of God.
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You must build your life as if it were a work of art.
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