Time is an essential dimension of existence defiant of man’s power, and truth reigns in supreme majesty, unrivaled, inimitable, and can never be defeated.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELThe answers are questions in disguise, every new answer giving rise to new questions.
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There is a built-in sense of indebtedness in the consciousness of man, an awareness of owing gratitude, or being caled upon at certain moments to reciprocate
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A prophet’s true greatness is his ability to hold God and man in a single thought.
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The awe of God is wisdom.
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God is not nice. God is not an uncle. God is an earthquake.
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Life without commitment is not worth living.
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Mankind will not die for lack of information; it may perish for lack of appreciation.
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Awe is an intuition for the dignity of all things, a realization that things not only are what they are but also stand, however remotely, for something supreme.
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Self-respect is the root of discipline
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Man is a messenger who forgot the message.
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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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Life goes wrong when the control of space, the acquisition of things of space, becomes our sole concern.
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Even without words, our march was worship. I felt my legs were praying.
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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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Spiritual life begins to decay when we fail to sense the grandeur of what is eternal in time.
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