New insight begins when satisfaction comes to an end, when all that has been seen, said, or done looks like a distortion. …
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELWise criticism always begins with self-criticism.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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There is happiness in the love of labor, there is misery in the love of gain.
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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.
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Prayer is our humble answer to the inconceivable surprise of living.
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Instead of indulging in jealousy, greed, in relishing themselves, there are men who keep their hearts alert to the stillness in which time rolls on and leaves us behind.
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There are no two hours alike. Every hour is unique and the only one given at the moment, exclusive and endlessly precious.
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I would say about individuals, A Individual dies when they cease to to be surprised. I am surprised every morning when I see the sunshine again.
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Even without words, our march was worship. I felt my legs were praying.
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I am still so surprised! That is why I am against it. We must learn to be surprised.
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When we pray, we bring G-d into the world
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Morally speaking, there is no limit to the concern one must feel for the suffering of human beings, that indifference to evil is worse than evil itself, that in a free society, some are guilty, but all are responsible.
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The worship of reason is arrogance and betrays a lack of intelligence. The rejection of reason is cowardice and betrays a lack of faith.
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All action is vicarious faith.
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It is not a psychical quality, something that exists in the mind only, but a force from the beyond.
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The issue of prayer is not prayer; the issue of prayer is God.
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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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