Reality to us is thinghood , consisting of substances that occupy space; even God is conceived by most of us as a thing.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELTo us a single act of injustice–cheating in business, exploitation of the poor–is slight; to the prophets, a disaster.
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Trust is the core of human relationships, of gregariousness among men.
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The essence of man is not what he is, but in what he is able to be.
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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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The time for the kingdom may be far off, but the task is plain: to retain our share in God in spite of peril and contempt.
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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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Our concern is not how to worship in the catacombs but how to remain human in the skyscrapers.
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I am commanded therefore I am.
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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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Few are guilty, but all are responsible.
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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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Self-respect is the fruit of discipline.
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Racism is man’s gravest threat to man – the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.
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Man has indeed become primarily a tool-making animal, and the world is now a gigantic tool box for the satisfaction of his needs.
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We must first peer into the darkness, feel strangled and entombed in the hopelessness of living without God, before we are ready to feel the presence of His living light.
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New insight begins when satisfaction comes to an end, when all that has been seen, said, or done looks like a distortion. …
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