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We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers.
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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Warszawa
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Everything is phenomenal everything is incredible never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.
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Religion has become an impersonal affair, an institutional loyalty. It survives on the level of activities rather than in the stillness of commitment.
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The tragedy of religion is partly due to its isolation from life, as if God could be segregated.
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