I am commanded therefore I am.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELThings, when magnified, are forgeries of happiness.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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There is a war to wage against the vulgar, the glorification of the absurd, a war that is incessant, universal.
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It is our honest response to the grandeur and mystery of reality our confrontation with that which transcends the given.
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To pray is to dream in league with God, to envision His holy visions.
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However, we must not convert an inclination into an axiom that just as man’s perceptions cannot operate outside time and space, so his motivations cannot operate outside expediency;
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The true meaning of existence is disclosed in moments of living in the presence of God
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The road to the sacred leads through the secular.
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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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Audacious longing, burning songs, daring thoughts, an impulse overwhelming the heart, usurping the mind–these are all a drive towards serving Him who rings our hearts like a bell.
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He who is satisfied has never truly craved, and he who craves for the light of God neglects his ease for ardor.
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Never once in my life did I ask God for success or wisdom or power or fame. I asked for wonder, and he gave it to me.
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By the word of God the world was created.
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The Sabbath is not for the sake of the weekdays; the weekdays are for the sake of Sabbath. It is not an interlude but the climax of living.
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Prayer begins where our power ends.
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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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It is the beginning of wisdom to be amazed at the fact of our being free.
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