Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes

“When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.”

“The opposite of good is not evil. The opposite of good is indifference.”

“In a free society, some are guilty, but all are responsible.”

“A prayer is not a petition; it is an encounter.”

“Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.”

“The goal of life is to live in such a way that others will believe in the beauty of life.”

“We are not permitted to choose the frame of our destiny. But what we put into it is ours.”

“The prophet is not a spokesman for the status quo. He is the voice of those who are left out.”

“Life is not a series of incidents but rather an ongoing relationship with the Divine.”

“There are no greater heroes than those who fight for freedom and justice.”

“To be is to be involved.”

“The world is not a collection of objects, it is a collection of relationships.”

“Our goal should be to live life in radical amazement.”

“Prayer is the way we express our love for God and God’s love for us.”

“Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy.”

“God is not indifferent to the suffering of His people. God listens to the cry of the oppressed.”

“The beginning of prayer is to awaken to the presence of God.”

“The high road is not the road of least resistance.”

“The greatest danger to our future is apathy.”

“True faith is not belief in the divine, but commitment to justice and kindness.”

“Man is not what he thinks he is, but what he thinks, he is.”

“Our lives are a response to the voice of the Divine.”

“Each day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.”

“Freedom is not a gift, it is an ongoing process.”

“The task of the human being is not to find meaning but to create it.”

“The higher the truth, the greater the test of courage.”

“If we do not help others, we do not help ourselves.”

“God’s mercy is infinite, but we must seek to understand the responsibility of our actions.”

“The true measure of a person is not what they believe but what they do.”

“We are judged not by what we say but by what we do.”

“The beginning of wisdom is the ability to hear the voice of the oppressed.”

“Man cannot live without hope, and God’s hope is the eternal spring of life.”

“God has given us the ability to build a world of justice and compassion.”

“Love is not an emotion; it is a call to action.”

“We are not human because we think, we are human because we love.”

“The universe is a song of life and we are part of it.”

“The essence of life is love, compassion, and service.”

“It is the soul that elevates us to greatness, not our minds.”

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

“Freedom without responsibility is not freedom at all.”

“Each of us is a bridge between the past and the future.”

“Faith is the force that holds the world together.”

“The truth is not always what we want it to be, but it is always what we need.”

“The world is sustained by three things: truth, justice, and peace.”

“The future of humanity depends on our ability to love and care for each other.”

“Each generation must commit itself to creating a world of peace.”

“We are not called to be successful, but to be faithful.”

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”

“The Divine does not need us to accomplish anything, but we need to act for the sake of justice.”

“Man must learn to live in peace, for it is only in peace that life flourishes.”

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