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The true meaning of existence is disclosed in moments of living in the presence of God
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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People are anxious to save up financial means for old age they should also be anxious to prepare a spiritual means for old age.... Wisdom, maturity, tranquility do not come all of a sudden when we retire.
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(People achieve) fullness of being in fellowship, in care for others.
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Faith is not the clinging to a shrine but an endless pilgrimage of the heart.
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It is gratefulness which makes the soul great.
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We may not know whether our understanding is correct, or whether our sentiments are noble, but the air of the day surrounds us like spring which spreads over the land without our aid or notice.
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New insight begins when satisfaction comes to an end, when all that has been seen, said, or done looks like a distortion. ... Man's true fulfillment depends on communion with that which transcends him.
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God is either of no importance, or of supreme importance.
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Trust is the core of human relationships, of gregariousness among men. Friendship, a puzzle to the syllogistic and critical mentality, is not based on experiments or tests of another person's qualities but on trust. It is not critical knowledge but a risk of the heart which initiates affection and preserves loyalty in our fellow men.
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In a controversy, the instant we feel anger, we have already ceased striving for truth and have begun striving for ourselves.
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When I marched with Martin Luther King in Selma, I felt my legs were praying.
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In any free society where terrible wrongs exist, some are guilty - all are responsible.
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As civilization advances, the sense of wonder declines. Such decline is an alarming symptom of our state of mind. Mankind will not perish for want of information but only for want of appreciation.
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Pagans exalt sacred things, the Prophets extol sacred deeds.
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