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Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes

A soul can create only when alone Picture Quote #1

You must build your life as if it were a work of art Picture Quote #1

It is gratefulness which makes the soul great Picture Quote #1

To become aware of the ineffable is to part company with words Picture Quote #1

Awareness of the divine begins with wonder Picture Quote #1

The task of life is to face sacred moments Picture Quote #1

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I did not ask for success; I asked for wonder Picture Quote #1

God is not nice. God is not an uncle. God is an earthquake Picture Quote #1

All events are secretly interrelated; the sweep of all we are doing reaches beyond the horizon of our comprehension Picture Quote #1

When religion speaks only in the name of authority rather than with the voice of compassion, its message becomes meaningless Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I would say about individuals, A Individual dies when they cease to to be surprised. I am surprised every morning when I see the sunshine again. When I see an act of evil I don’t accomodate, I don’t accomodate myself to the violence that goes on everywhere. I am still so surprised! That is why I am against it. We must learn to be surprised Picture Quote #1

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In prayer we shift the center of living from self-consciousness to self-surrender Picture Quote #1

The true meaning of existence is disclosed in moments of living in the presence of God Picture Quote #1

The degree to which one is sensitive to other people’s suffering, to other (people’s) humanity, is the index of one’s own humanity Picture Quote #1

Our age is one in which usefulness is thought to be the chief merit of nature; in which the attainment of power, the utilization of its resources is taken to be the chief purpose of man in God’s creation. Man has indeed become primarily a tool-making animal, and the world is now a gigantic tool box for the satisfaction of his needs Picture Quote #1

Knowledge-like the sky- is never private property. No teacher has a right to withhold it from anyone who asks for it. Teaching is the art of sharing Picture Quote #1

Philosophy may be defined as the art of asking the right question...awareness of the problem outlives all solutions. The answers are questions in disguise, every new answer giving rise to new questions Picture Quote #1

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Ultimately there is no power to narcissistic, self-indulgent thinking. Authentic thinking originates with an encounter with the world Picture Quote #1

Man is not a beast of burden, and the Sabbath is not for the purpose of enhancing the efficiency of his work Picture Quote #1

The beginning of our happiness lies in the understanding that life without wonder is not worth living Picture Quote #1

The course of life is unpredictable no one can write his autobiography in advance Picture Quote #1

The work on weekdays and the rest on the seventh day are correlated. The Sabbath is the inspirer, the other days the inspired Picture Quote #1

Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity growswith the ability to say no to oneself Picture Quote #1

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Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself Picture Quote #1

How embarrassing for man to be the greatest miracle on earth and not to understand it! Picture Quote #1

Solitude is a necessary protest to the incursions and the false alarms of society’s hysteria, a period of cure and recovery Picture Quote #1

Wonder , or radical amazement, is a way of going beyond what is given in thing and thought, refusing to take anything for granted, to regard anything as final. It is our honest response to the grandeur and mystery of reality our confrontation with that which transcends the given Picture Quote #1

Faith like Job’s cannot be shaken becasue it is the result of having been shaken Picture Quote #1

Man's sin is in his failure to live what he is. Being the master of the Earth, man forgets that he is the servant of God Picture Quote #1

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A soul can create only when alone (Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes) You must build your life as if it were a work of art (Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes) It is gratefulness which makes the soul great (Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes) To become aware of the ineffable is to part company with words (Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes) Awareness of the divine begins with wonder (Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes) The task of life is to face sacred moments (Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes) I did not ask for success; I asked for wonder (Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes) God is not nice. God is not an uncle. God is an earthquake (Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes) All events are secretly interrelated; the sweep of all we are doing reaches beyond the horizon of our comprehension (Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes) When religion speaks only in the name of authority rather than with the voice of compassion, its message becomes meaningless (Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes) 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 (Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes) I would say about individuals, A Individual dies when they cease to to be surprised. I am surprised every morning when I see the sunshine again. When I see an act of evil I don’t accomodate, I don’t accomodate myself to the violence that goes on everywhere. I am still so surprised! That is why I am against it. We must learn to be surprised (Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes) In prayer we shift the center of living from self-consciousness to self-surrender (Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes) The true meaning of existence is disclosed in moments of living in the presence of God (Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes) The degree to which one is sensitive to other people’s suffering, to other (people’s) humanity, is the index of one’s own humanity (Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes) Our age is one in which usefulness is thought to be the chief merit of nature; in which the attainment of power, the utilization of its resources is taken to be the chief purpose of man in God’s creation. Man has indeed become primarily a tool-making animal, and the world is now a gigantic tool box for the satisfaction of his needs (Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes) Knowledge-like the sky- is never private property. No teacher has a right to withhold it from anyone who asks for it. Teaching is the art of sharing. (Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes) Philosophy may be defined as the art of asking the right question...awareness of the problem outlives all solutions. The answers are questions in disguise, every new answer giving rise to new questions. (Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes) Ultimately there is no power to narcissistic, self-indulgent thinking. Authentic thinking originates with an encounter with the world. (Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes) Man is not a beast of burden, and the Sabbath is not for the purpose of enhancing the efficiency of his work. (Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes) The beginning of our happiness lies in the understanding that life without wonder is not worth living. (Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes) The course of life is unpredictable no one can write his autobiography in advance (Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes) The work on weekdays and the rest on the seventh day are correlated. The Sabbath is the inspirer, the other days the inspired. (Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes) Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity growswith the ability to say no to oneself. (Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes) Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself. (Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes) How embarrassing for man to be the greatest miracle on earth and not to understand it! (Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes) Solitude is a necessary protest to the incursions and the false alarms of society’s hysteria, a period of cure and recovery. (Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes) Wonder , or radical amazement, is a way of going beyond what is given in thing and thought, refusing to take anything for granted, to regard anything as final. It is our honest response to the grandeur and mystery of reality our confrontation with that which transcends the given. (Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes) Faith like Job’s cannot be shaken becasue it is the result of having been shaken (Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes) Man's sin is in his failure to live what he is. Being the master of the Earth, man forgets that he is the servant of God (Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes)

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