“ Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity growswith the ability to say no to oneself. Abraham Joshua Heschel
“ Self-respect is the fruit of discipline the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself. Abraham Joshua Heschel
“ A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators make a point of being fond of children. But the affection and care for the old, the incurab… Abraham Joshua Heschel
“ 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. Abraham Joshua Heschel
“ 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 d… Abraham Joshua Heschel
“ People of our time are losing the power of celebration. Instead of celebrating we seek to be amused or entertained. Celebration is an active state, an act of expressing reverence or appreciation. To b… Abraham Joshua Heschel
“ To us, recollection is a holy act; we sanctify the present by remembering the past. To us Jews, the essence of faith is memory. To believe is to remember. Abraham Joshua Heschel
“ Faith is not the clinging to a shrine but an endless pilgrimage of the heart. Abraham Joshua Heschel
“ We can never sneer at the stars, mock the dawn, or scoff at the totality of being. Abraham Joshua Heschel
“ The surest way to suppress our ability to understand the meaning of God and the importance of worship is to take things for granted...Indifference to the sublime wonder of living is the root of sin. Abraham Joshua Heschel
“ There are no two hours alike. Every hour is unique and the only one given at the moment, exclusive and endlessly precious. Judaism teaches us to be attached to holiness in time; to learn how to consec… Abraham Joshua Heschel
“ ...morally speaking, there is no limit to the concern one must feel for the suffering of human beings, that indifference to evil is worse than evil itself, that in a free society, some are guilty, but… Abraham Joshua Heschel
“ God is not a hypothesis derived from logical assumptions, but an immediate insight, self-evident as light. He is not something to be sought in the darkness with the light of reason. He is the light. Abraham Joshua Heschel
“ Are we truly committed to the notion that ideals and values vary and alter in accordance with changing conditions? Should we not question such a relativistic dogma? Is not the degree of our sensitivit… Abraham Joshua Heschel
“ Man is not a beast of burden, and the Sabbath is not for the purpose of enhancing the efficiency of his work. Abraham Joshua Heschel
“ 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. Abraham Joshua Heschel
“ The primary purpose of prayer is not to make requests. The primary purpose is to praise, to sing, to chant. Because the essence of prayer is a song, and man cannot live without a song. Prayer may not… Abraham Joshua Heschel
“ Mundus vult decipi'—the world wants to be deceived. To live without deception presupposes standards beyond the reach of most people whose existence is largely shaped by compromise, evasion and mutual… Abraham Joshua Heschel
