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The issue of prayer is not prayer; the issue of prayer is God.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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That man can never transcend his own self. The most fatal trap into which thinking may fall is the equation of existence and expediency.
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Being points beyond itself. Accustomed to think in terms of space, the expression “being points beyond itself” may be taken to denote a higher point in space.
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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 beginning of our happiness lies in the understanding that life without wonder is not worth living.
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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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We use words as tools. We forget that words are a repository of the spirit. The tragedy of our times is that the vessels of the spirit are broken.
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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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Indeed, the sort of crimes and even the amount of delinquency that fill the prophets of Israel with dismay do not go beyond that which we regard as normal, as typical ingredients of social dynamics.
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Knowledge-like the sky- is never private property. No teacher has a right to withhold it from anyone who asks for it. Teaching is the art of sharing.
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Few are guilty, but all are responsible.
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Forfeit your sense of awe, let your conceit diminish your ability to revere, and the universe becomes a market place for you.
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He who is satisfied has never truly craved, and he who craves for the light of God neglects his ease for ardor.
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The issue of prayer is not prayer; the issue of prayer is God.
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Man’s true fulfillment depends on communion with that which transcends him.
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To pray is to take notice of the wonder, to regain a sense of the mystery that animates all beings, the divine margin in all attainments.
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In a controversy, the instant we feel anger, we have already ceased striving for truth and have begun striving for ourselves.
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