Saturday, September 23, 2017
Abraham Joshua Heschel––Quotes
When I was young, I admired clever people.
Now that I am old, I admire kind people.
Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.
Racism is man's gravest threat to man - the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.
Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy.
Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge.
God is of no importance unless He is of supreme importance.
Worship is a way of seeing the world in the light of God.
We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers.
The course of life is unpredictable, no one can write his autobiography in advance.
Man's sin is in his failure to live what he is. Being the master of the earth, man forgets that he is the servant of God.
