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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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Aeons hence, when of many of our cherished theories only shreds will remain, that cosmic tapestry will continue to shine.
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The opposite of good is not evil, the opposite of good is indifference.
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A religious man is a person who holds God and man in one thought at one time
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We worship God through our questions.
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Celebration is a confrontation, giving attention to the transcendent meaning of one’s actions.
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People of our time are losing the power of celebration. Instead of celebrating we seek to be amused or entertained.
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The issue of prayer is not prayer; the issue of prayer is God. One cannot pray unless he has faith in his own ability to accost the infinite, merciful, eternal God.
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Each day enrapture me with your marvelous things without number. …I do not ask to see the reason for it all: I ask only to share the wonder of it all.
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Loyal to the presence of the ultimate in the common, we may be able to make it clear that man is more than man, that in doing the finite he may perceive the infinite .
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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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When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.
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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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The world of things we perceive is but a veil. It’s flutter is music, its ornament science, but what it conceals is inscrutable.
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Wisdom, maturity, tranquility do not come all of a sudden when we retire.
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What we cannot comprehend by analysis, we become aware of in awe.
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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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