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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 consecrate sanctuaries that emerge from the magnificent stream of a year.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
Tags: time

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Man is a messenger who forgot the message.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
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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
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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 Joshua Heschel
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When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
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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 incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
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