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A prophet's true greatness is his ability to hold God and man in a single thought.
Abraham Joshua Heschel
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Abraham Joshua Heschel
Age: 65 †
Born: 1907
Born: January 11
Died: 1972
Died: December 23
Judaic Scholar
Philosopher
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University Teacher
Warszawa
Abraham Heschel
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Faith is not the clinging to a shrine but an endless pilgrimage of the heart. 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. It is as if He were waiting to enter our empty, perishing lives.
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All events are secretly interrelated the sweep of all we are doing reaches beyond the horizon of our comprehension.
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We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers.
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To abstain completely from all enjoyments may be easy. Yet to enjoy life and retain spiritual integrity - there is the challenge.
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The problem to be faced is: how to combine loyalty to one's own tradition with reverence for different traditions.
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