feel in the rush of the passing the stillness of the eternal
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELIs not self-sufficiency itself insufficient to explain self-sufficiency?
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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There are two primary ways in which mans relates himself to the world that surround him: manipulation and appreciation .
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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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God is not a hypothesis derived from logical assumptions, but an immediate insight, self-evident as light. He is not something to be sought in the darkness with the light of reason. He is the light.
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Never once in my life did I ask God for success or wisdom or power or fame. I asked for wonder, and he gave it to me.
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(People achieve) fullness of being in fellowship, in care for others.
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To sing means to sense and to affirm that the spirit is real and that its glory is present.
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Racism is man’s gravest threat to man – the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.
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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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Prayer cannot bring water to parched fields, or mend a broken bridge, or rebuild a ruined city; but prayer can water an arid soul, mend a broken heart, and rebuild a weakened will.
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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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To abstain completely from all enjoyments may be easy. Yet to enjoy life and retain spiritual integrity – there is the challenge.
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Pagans exalt sacred things, the Prophets extol sacred deeds.
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Mankind will not die for lack of information; it may perish for lack of appreciation.
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I am commanded therefore I am.
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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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