Abraham Joshua Heschel on cheating
Abraham Joshua Heschel232 quotes“To us a single act of injustice–cheating in business, exploitation of the poor–is slight; to the prophets, a disaster.”
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The course of life is unpredictable no one can write his autobiography in advance.
Abraham Joshua HeschelAbraham Joshua Heschel Only those will apprehend religion who can probe its depth, who can combine intuition and love with the rigor of method
Abraham Joshua HeschelAbraham Joshua Heschel Normal consciousness is a state of stupor, in which the sensibility to the wholly real and responsiveness to the stimuli of the spirit are reduced.
Abraham Joshua HeschelAbraham Joshua Heschel Faith is something that comes out of the soul. It is not an information that is absorbed but an attitude, existing prior to the formulation of any creed.
Abraham Joshua HeschelAbraham Joshua Heschel There is a realm of time where the goal is not to have but to be, not to own but to give, not to control but to share, not to subdue but to be in accord.
Abraham Joshua HeschelAbraham Joshua Heschel Being points beyond itself. Accustomed to think in terms of space, the expression “being points beyond itself” may be taken to denote a higher point in space.
Abraham Joshua HeschelAbraham Joshua Heschel All action is vicarious faith.
Abraham Joshua HeschelAbraham Joshua Heschel The utilization of its resources is taken to be the chief purpose of man in God’s creation.
Abraham Joshua HeschelAbraham Joshua Heschel This may be the vocation of man: to say “Amen” to being and to the Author of being; to live in defiance of absurdity, notwithstanding futility and defeat; to attain faith in God even in spite of God.
Abraham Joshua HeschelAbraham Joshua Heschel By the word of God the world was created.
Abraham Joshua HeschelAbraham Joshua Heschel It is our honest response to the grandeur and mystery of reality our confrontation with that which transcends the given.
Abraham Joshua HeschelAbraham Joshua Heschel The worship of reason is arrogance and betrays a lack of intelligence. The rejection of reason is cowardice and betrays a lack of faith.
Abraham Joshua HeschelAbraham Joshua Heschel A soul can create only when alone.
Abraham Joshua HeschelAbraham Joshua Heschel Faith opens our hearts for the entrance of the holy. It is almost as though God were thinking for us.
Abraham Joshua HeschelAbraham Joshua Heschel 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.
Abraham Joshua HeschelAbraham Joshua Heschel In any free society where terrible wrongs exist, some are guilty – all are responsible.
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Don’t steal; thou’lt never thus compete successfully in business. Cheat.
Ambrose BierceAmbrose Bierce Don’t play with the Devil, he always cheats.
T.L. MartinT.L. Martin I COULDN’T stand that my husband was being unfaithful. I am Raquel Welch – understand?
Raquel WelchRaquel Welch Creative work is not a selfish act or a bid for attention on the part of the actor. It’s a gift to the world and every being in it. Don’t cheat us of your contribution. Give us what you’ve got.
Steven PressfieldSteven Pressfield You didn’t just cheat on me; you cheated on us. You didn’t just break my heart; you broke our future.
Steve MaraboliSteve Maraboli Cunning cheats itself wholly, and other people partially.
Miguel de CervantesMiguel de Cervantes Don’t cheat the world of your contribution. Give it what you’ve got.
Steven PressfieldSteven Pressfield I hate cheating. I won’t put up with it. I don’t do it myself.
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