(People achieve) fullness of being in fellowship, in care for others.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELPagans exalt sacred things, the Prophets extol sacred deeds.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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It is dangerous to take human freedom for granted, to regard it as a prerogative rather than as an obligation, as an ultimate fact rather than as an ultimate goal.
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Mundus vult decipi’—the world wants to be deceived.
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To become aware of the ineffable is to part company with words.
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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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Proximity to the crowd, to the majority view, spells the death of creativity. For a soul can create only when alone, and some are chosen for the flowering that takes place in the dark avenues of night.
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A soul can create only when alone.
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We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers.
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In the midst of our applauding the feats of civilization, the Bible flings itself like a knife slashing our complacency; remind us that God, too, has a voice in history.
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When I see an act of evil I don’t accomodate, I don’t accomodate myself to the violence that goes on everywhere.
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Every little deed counts.
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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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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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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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Pagans exalt sacred things, the Prophets extol sacred deeds.
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Worship is a way of seeing the world in the light of God.
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