Life goes wrong when the control of space, the acquisition of things of space, becomes our sole concern.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELPeople of our time are losing the power of celebration. Instead of celebrating we seek to be amused or entertained.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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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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Dear Lord, grant me the grace of wonder. Surprise me, amaze me, awe me in every crevice of your universe.
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A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators make a point of being fond of children.
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Wonder, or radical amazement, is a way of going beyond what is given in thing and thought, refusing to take anything for granted, to regard anything as final.
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Judaism teaches us to be attached to holiness in time; to learn how to consecrate sanctuaries that emerge from the magnificent stream of a year.
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Mankind will not die for lack of information; it may perish for lack of appreciation.
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When faith becomes an heirloom rather than a living fountain; when religion speaks only in the name of authority rather than with the voice of compassion, its message becomes meaningless.
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Prayer begins where our power ends.
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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, 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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To sense a ray of God’s radiance in the jungles of history.
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It is gratefulness which makes the soul great.
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To be is to stand for.
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Trust is the core of human relationships, of gregariousness among men.
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