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Martin Buber Quotes

The prophet is appointed to oppose the kind, and even more: history Picture Quote #1

One who truly meets the world goes out also to God Picture Quote #1

We should stake our whole existence on our willingness to explore and experience Picture Quote #1

It is usual to think of good and evil as two poles, two opposite directions, the antithesis of one another...We must begin by doing away with this convention Picture Quote #1

For sin is just this, what man cannot by it's very nature do with his whole being; it is possible to silence the conflict in the soul, but it is not possible to uproot it Picture Quote #1

An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language Picture Quote #1

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All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware Picture Quote #1

A person cannot approach the divine by reaching beyond the human. To become human, is what this individual person, has been created for Picture Quote #1

Everything depends on inner change; when this has taken place, then, and only then does the world change Picture Quote #1

There are three principles in a man's being and life, the principle of thought, the principle of speech, and the principle of action. The origin of all conflict between me and my fellow men is that I do not say what I mean and I don't do what I say Picture Quote #1

I do, indeed, close my door at times and surrender myself to a book, but only because I can open the door again and see a human face looking at me Picture Quote #1

The law is not thrust upon man; it rests deep within him, to waken when the call comes Picture Quote #1

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The real struggle is not between East and West, or capitalism and communism, but between education and propaganda Picture Quote #1

God made so many different kinds of people. Why would he allow only one way to serve him? Picture Quote #1

Now, he no longer promises others the fulfillment of his duties, but promises himself the fulfillment of man Picture Quote #1

When two people relate to each other authentically and humanly, God is the electricity that surges between them Picture Quote #1

The ones who count are those persons who - though they may be of little renown - respond to and are responsible for the continuation of the living spirit Picture Quote #1

If we had the power over the ends of the earth, it would not give us that fulfillment of existence which a quiet devoted relationship to nearby life can give us Picture Quote #1

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Nothing can doom man but the belief in doom, for this prevents the movement of return Picture Quote #1

This is the risk: the primary word can only be spoken with the whole being. He who gives himself to it may withhold nothing of himself Picture Quote #1

And if there were a devil it would not be one who decided against God, but one who, in eternity, came to no decision Picture Quote #1

I have to tell it again and again: I have no doctrine. I only point out something. I point out reality, I point out something in reality which has not or too little been seen. I take him who listens to me at his hand and lead him to the window. I push open the window and point outside. I have no doctrine, I carry on a dialogue Picture Quote #1

God made so many different kinds of people; why would God allow only one way to worship? Picture Quote #1

I do not accept any absolute formulas for living. No preconceived code can see ahead to everything that can happen in a man’s life. As we live, we grow and our beliefs change. They must change. So I think we should live with this constant discovery. We should be open to this adventure in heightened awareness of living. We should stake our whole existence on our willingness to explore and experience Picture Quote #1

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The world is not divine sport, it is divine destiny. There is a divine meaning of the world, of man, of human persons, of you and me Picture Quote #1

Read the Bible as though it were something entirely unfamiliar, as though it had not been set before you ready-made. Face the book with a new attitude as something new Picture Quote #1

We can learn to be whole by saying what we mean and doing what we say Picture Quote #1

Eclipse of the light of heaven, eclipse of God - such indeed is the character of the historic hour through which the world is now passing Picture Quote #1

Dialogic is not to be identified with love. But love without dialogic, without real outgoing to the other, reaching to the other, the love remaining with itself - this is called Lucifer Picture Quote #1

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The prophet is appointed to oppose the kind, and even more: history (Martin Buber Quotes) One who truly meets the world goes out also to God (Martin Buber Quotes) We should stake our whole existence on our willingness to explore and experience (Martin Buber Quotes) It is usual to think of good and evil as two poles, two opposite directions, the antithesis of one another...We must begin by doing away with this convention (Martin Buber Quotes) For sin is just this, what man cannot by it's very nature do with his whole being; it is possible to silence the conflict in the soul, but it is not possible to uproot it (Martin Buber Quotes) An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language (Martin Buber Quotes) All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware (Martin Buber Quotes) A person cannot approach the divine by reaching beyond the human. To become human, is what this individual person, has been created for (Martin Buber Quotes) Everything depends on inner change; when this has taken place, then, and only then does the world change (Martin Buber Quotes) There are three principles in a man's being and life, the principle of thought, the principle of speech, and the principle of action. The origin of all conflict between me and my fellow men is that I do not say what I mean and I don't do what I say (Martin Buber Quotes) I do, indeed, close my door at times and surrender myself to a book, but only because I can open the door again and see a human face looking at me (Martin Buber Quotes) The law is not thrust upon man; it rests deep within him, to waken when the call comes (Martin Buber Quotes) The real struggle is not between East and West, or capitalism and communism, but between education and propaganda (Martin Buber Quotes) God made so many different kinds of people. Why would he allow only one way to serve him? (Martin Buber Quotes) Now, he no longer promises others the fulfillment of his duties, but promises himself the fulfillment of man (Martin Buber Quotes) When two people relate to each other authentically and humanly, God is the electricity that surges between them (Martin Buber Quotes) The ones who count are those persons who - though they may be of little renown - respond to and are responsible for the continuation of the living spirit (Martin Buber Quotes) If we had the power over the ends of the earth, it would not give us that fulfillment of existence which a quiet devoted relationship to nearby life can give us (Martin Buber Quotes) Nothing can doom man but the belief in doom, for this prevents the movement of return (Martin Buber Quotes) This is the risk: the primary word can only be spoken with the whole being. He who gives himself to it may withhold nothing of himself (Martin Buber Quotes) And if there were a devil it would not be one who decided against God, but one who, in eternity, came to no decision (Martin Buber Quotes) I have to tell it again and again: I have no doctrine. I only point out something. I point out reality, I point out something in reality which has not or too little been seen. I take him who listens to me at his hand and lead him to the window. I push open the window and point outside. I have no doctrine, I carry on a dialogue (Martin Buber Quotes) God made so many different kinds of people; why would God allow only one way to worship? (Martin Buber Quotes) I do not accept any absolute formulas for living. No preconceived code can see ahead to everything that can happen in a man’s life. As we live, we grow and our beliefs change. They must change. So I think we should live with this constant discovery. We should be open to this adventure in heightened awareness of living. We should stake our whole existence on our willingness to explore and experience (Martin Buber Quotes) The world is not divine sport, it is divine destiny. There is a divine meaning of the world, of man, of human persons, of you and me (Martin Buber Quotes) Read the Bible as though it were something entirely unfamiliar, as though it had not been set before you ready-made. Face the book with a new attitude as something new (Martin Buber Quotes) We can learn to be whole by saying what we mean and doing what we say (Martin Buber Quotes) Eclipse of the light of heaven, eclipse of God - such indeed is the character of the historic hour through which the world is now passing (Martin Buber Quotes) Dialogic is not to be identified with love. But love without dialogic, without real outgoing to the other, reaching to the other, the love remaining with itself - this is called Lucifer (Martin Buber Quotes)

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