There is a war to wage against the vulgar, the glorification of the absurd, a war that is incessant, universal.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELTo become aware of the ineffable is to part company with words.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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There are few ideas in the world of thought which contain so much spiritual power as the idea of the Sabbath.
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The awe of God is wisdom.
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The utilization of its resources is taken to be the chief purpose of man in God’s creation.
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Faith like Job’s cannot be shaken becasue it is the result of having been shaken.
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Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy.
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The meaning of the Sabbath is to celebrate time rather than space. Six days a week we live under the tyranny of things of space; on the Sabbath we try to become attuned to holiness in time.
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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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Only those will apprehend religion who can probe its depth, who can combine intuition and love with the rigor of method
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Remember that there is meaning beyond absurdity. Know that every deed counts, that every word is power…Above all, remember that you must build your life as if it were a work of art.
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By the word of God the world was created.
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Spiritual life begins to decay when we fail to sense the grandeur of what is eternal in time.
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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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To be is to stand for.
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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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All events are secretly interrelated; the sweep of all we are doing reaches beyond the horizon of our comprehension.
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