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It is of the essence of virtue that the good is not to be done for the sake of a reward.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge.
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To be spiritual is to be amazed.
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Self-respect is the root of discipline
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People are anxious to save up financial means for old age; they should also be anxious to prepare a spiritual means for old age….
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The course of life is unpredictable no one can write his autobiography in advance.
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(People) can never attain fulfillment, or sense of meaning, unless it is shared, unless it pertains to other human beings.
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God is not nice. God is not an uncle. God is an earthquake.
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We may not know whether our understanding is correct, or whether our sentiments are noble, but the air of the day surrounds us like spring which spreads over the land without our aid or notice.
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When faith is completely replaced by creed, worship by discipline, love by habit; when the crisis of today is ignored because of the splendors of the past
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What we cannot comprehend by analysis, we become aware of in awe.
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When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.
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When I marched with Martin Luther King in Selma, I felt my legs were praying.
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Man is naturally self-centered and he is inclined to regard expediency as the supreme standard for what is right and wrong.
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The primary purpose of prayer is not to make requests. The primary purpose is to praise, to sing, to chant. Because the essence of prayer is a song, and man cannot live without a song.
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Awe is a sense for transcendence, for the reference everywhere to mystery beyond all things. It enables us to perceive in the world intimations of the divine.
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Acceptance is appreciation, and the high value of appreciation is such that to appreciate appreciation seems to be the fundamental prerequisite for survival.
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