Self-respect is the fruit of discipline.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELThere are few ideas in the world of thought which contain so much spiritual power as the idea of the Sabbath.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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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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The awe of God is wisdom.
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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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The work on weekdays and the rest on the seventh day are correlated. The Sabbath is the inspirer, the other days the inspired.
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Pagans exalt sacred things, the Prophets extol sacred deeds.
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The riches of the soul are stored up in its memory. this is the test of character, not whether a man follows the daily fashion, but whether the past is alive in his present.
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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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To us a single act of injustice–cheating in business, exploitation of the poor–is slight; to the prophets, a disaster.
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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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To serve does not mean to surrender but to share.
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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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To sense a ray of God’s radiance in the jungles of history.
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Wise criticism always begins with self-criticism.
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Aeons hence, when of many of our cherished theories only shreds will remain, that cosmic tapestry will continue to shine.
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Mundus vult decipi’—the world wants to be deceived.
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