Time is an essential dimension of existence defiant of man’s power, and truth reigns in supreme majesty, unrivaled, inimitable, and can never be defeated.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELWhen I marched with Martin Luther King in Selma, I felt my legs were praying.
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As civilization advances, the sense of wonder declines. Such decline is an alarming symptom of our state of mind.
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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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Aeons hence, when of many of our cherished theories only shreds will remain, that cosmic tapestry will continue to shine.
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It is the beginning of wisdom to be amazed at the fact of our being free.
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Awe enables us to see in the world intimations of the divine, to sense in small things the beginning of infinite significance
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In the midst of our applauding the feats of civilization, the Bible flings itself like a knife slashing our complacency; remind us that God, too, has a voice in history.
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The hour calls for moral grandeur and spiritual audacity.
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We can never sneer at the stars, mock the dawn, or scoff at the totality of being.
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When we pray, we bring G-d into the world
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At all times, who suffers harm done to others, whose greatest passion is compassion, whose greatest strength is love and defiance of despair.
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It is not enough for me to ask question; I want to know how to answer the one question that seems to encompass everything I face: What am I here for?
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What is meant, however, is a higher category than being: the power of maintaining being.
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The Sabbath is not for the sake of the weekdays; the weekdays are for the sake of Sabbath. It is not an interlude but the climax of living.
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I did not ask for success; I asked for wonder.
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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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