Proximity to the crowd, to the majority view, spells the death of creativity. For a soul can create only when alone, and some are chosen for the flowering that takes place in the dark avenues of night.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELThere is no specialized art of prayer. All of life must be a training to pray. We pray the way we live.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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Faith is not the clinging to a shrine but an endless pilgrimage of the heart.
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Sometimes there seems to be a greater separation between the church and God than between the church and state.
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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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The higher goal of spiritual living is not to amass a wealth of information, but to face sacred moments.
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Faith is something that comes out of the soul. It is not an information that is absorbed but an attitude, existing prior to the formulation of any creed.
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All events are secretly interrelated; the sweep of all we are doing reaches beyond the horizon of our comprehension.
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Even without words, our march was worship. I felt my legs were praying.
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Human being is both being in the world and living in the world. Living involves responsible understanding of one’s role in relation to all other beings.
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It is dangerous to take human freedom for granted, to regard it as a prerogative rather than as an obligation, as an ultimate fact rather than as an ultimate goal.
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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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Audacious longing, burning songs, daring thoughts, an impulse overwhelming the heart, usurping the mind–these are all a drive towards serving Him who rings our hearts like a bell.
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It is not critical knowledge but a risk of the heart which initiates affection and preserves loyalty in our fellow men.
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Wisdom, maturity, tranquility do not come all of a sudden when we retire.
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When I see an act of evil I don’t accomodate, I don’t accomodate myself to the violence that goes on everywhere.
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In any free society where terrible wrongs exist, some are guilty – all are responsible.
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