Abraham Joshua Heschel

(376 votes)   Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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(357 votes)   A religious man is a person who holds God and man in one thought at one time, at all times, who suffers harm done to others, whose greatest passion is compassion, whose greatest strength is love and defiance of despair.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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(177 votes)   A religious man is a person who holds God and man in one thought at one time, at all times, who suffers harm done to others, whose greatest passion is compassion, whose greatest strength is love and defiance of despair.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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(125 votes)   It is not enough for me to ask question; I want to know how to answer the one question that seems to encompass everything I face: What am I here for?

Abraham J. Heschel
1907-1972, Polish educator, Author

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(104 votes)   Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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(103 votes)   Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge.

Abraham J. Heschel
1907-1972, Polish educator, Author

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(102 votes)   Self-respect is the root of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.

Abraham J. Heschel
1907-1972, Polish educator, Author

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