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title: "10 May Quotes By Abraham Joshua Heschel"
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> [Acceptance is appreciation, and the high value of appreciation is such that to appreciate appreciation seems to be the fundamental prerequisite for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-joshua-heschel/acceptance-is-appreciation-and-the-high-value-of-appreciation-is-such/)

[Abraham Joshua Heschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-joshua-heschel/)

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> [Philosophy may be defined as the art of asking the right question...awareness of the problem outlives all solutions. The answers are questions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-joshua-heschel/philosophy-may-be-defined-as-the-art-of-asking-the-right-question/)

[Abraham Joshua Heschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-joshua-heschel/)

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> [Being points beyond itself. Accustomed to think in terms of space, the expression "being points beyond itself" may be taken to denote…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-joshua-heschel/being-points-beyond-itself-accustomed-to-think-in-terms-of-space-the/)

[Abraham Joshua Heschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-joshua-heschel/)

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> [To abstain completely from all enjoyments may be easy. Yet to enjoy life and retain spiritual integrity - there is the challenge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-joshua-heschel/to-abstain-completely-from-all-enjoyments-may-be-easy-yet-to-enjoy/)

[Abraham Joshua Heschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-joshua-heschel/)

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> [The primary purpose of prayer is not to make requests. The primary purpose is to praise, to sing, to chant. Because the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-joshua-heschel/the-primary-purpose-of-prayer-is-not-to-make-requests-the-primary/)

[Abraham Joshua Heschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-joshua-heschel/)

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> [We may not know whether our understanding is correct, or whether our sentiments are noble, but the air of the day surrounds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-joshua-heschel/we-may-not-know-whether-our-understanding-is-correct-or-whether-our/)

[Abraham Joshua Heschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-joshua-heschel/)

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> [Those of faith who plant sacred thoughts in the uplands of time, the secret gardeners of the Lord in mankind's desolate hopes,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-joshua-heschel/those-of-faith-who-plant-sacred-thoughts-in-the-uplands-of-time-the/)

[Abraham Joshua Heschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-joshua-heschel/)

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> [The anchor of meaning resides in an abyss, deeper than the reach of despair. Yet the abyss is not not infinite; its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-joshua-heschel/the-anchor-of-meaning-resides-in-an-abyss-deeper-than-the-reach-of/)

[Abraham Joshua Heschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-joshua-heschel/)

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> [The time for the kingdom may be far off, but the task is plain: to retain our share in God in spite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-joshua-heschel/the-time-for-the-kingdom-may-be-far-off-but-the-task-is-plain-to/)

[Abraham Joshua Heschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-joshua-heschel/)

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> [Man is naturally self-centered and he is inclined to regard expediency as the supreme standard for what is right and wrong. However,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-joshua-heschel/man-is-naturally-self-centered-and-he-is-inclined-to-regard/)

[Abraham Joshua Heschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-joshua-heschel/)

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## Other authors on May

## More by Abraham Joshua Heschel

> [“The primitive mind finds it hard to realize an idea without the aid of imagination, and it is the realm of space where imagination…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-joshua-heschel/the-primitive-mind-finds-it-hard-to-realize-an-idea-without-the-aid/)

[Abraham Joshua Heschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-joshua-heschel/)

> [To serve does not mean to surrender but to share.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-joshua-heschel/to-serve-does-not-mean-to-surrender-but-to-share/)

[Abraham Joshua Heschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-joshua-heschel/)

> [“There is a passion and drive for cruel deeds which only the awe and fear of God can soothe; there is a suffocating selfishness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-joshua-heschel/there-is-a-passion-and-drive-for-cruel-deeds-which-only-the-awe-and/)

[Abraham Joshua Heschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-joshua-heschel/people-of-our-time-are-losing-the-power-of-celebration-instead-of/)

[Abraham Joshua Heschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-joshua-heschel/)

> [Ultimately there is no power to narcissistic, self-indulgent thinking. Authentic thinking originates with an encounter with the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-joshua-heschel/ultimately-there-is-no-power-to-narcissistic-self-indulgent-thinking/)

[Abraham Joshua Heschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-joshua-heschel/)

> [“Usually we regard as meaningful that which can be expressed, and as meaningless that which cannot be expressed. Yet, the equation of the meaningful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-joshua-heschel/usually-we-regard-as-meaningful-that-which-can-be-expressed-and-as/)

[Abraham Joshua Heschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-joshua-heschel/)

> [Understanding God is not attained by calling into session all arguments for and against Him, in order to debate whether He is a reality…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-joshua-heschel/understanding-god-is-not-attained-by-calling-into-session-all/)

[Abraham Joshua Heschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-joshua-heschel/)

> [Indifference to evil is more insidious than evil itself. It is a silent justification affording evil acceptability in society.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-joshua-heschel/indifference-to-evil-is-more-insidious-than-evil-itself-it-is-a/)

[Abraham Joshua Heschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-joshua-heschel/)

> [Religion has become an impersonal affair, an institutional loyalty. It survives on the level of activities rather than in the stillness of commitment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-joshua-heschel/religion-has-become-an-impersonal-affair-an-institutional-loyalty-it/)

[Abraham Joshua Heschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-joshua-heschel/)

> [“What seems to be a stone is a drama.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-joshua-heschel/what-seems-to-be-a-stone-is-a-drama/)

[Abraham Joshua Heschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-joshua-heschel/)

> [Prayer begins where our power ends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-joshua-heschel/prayer-begins-where-our-power-ends/)

[Abraham Joshua Heschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-joshua-heschel/)

> [The awe of God is wisdom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-joshua-heschel/the-awe-of-god-is-wisdom/)

[Abraham Joshua Heschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-joshua-heschel/)

> [The problem to be faced is: how to combine loyalty to one's own tradition with reverence for different traditions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-joshua-heschel/the-problem-to-be-faced-is-how-to-combine-loyalty-to-one-s-own/)

[Abraham Joshua Heschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-joshua-heschel/)

> [The degree to which one is sensitive to other people's suffering, to other (people's) humanity, is the index of one's own humanity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-joshua-heschel/the-degree-to-which-one-is-sensitive-to-other-people-s-suffering-to/)

[Abraham Joshua Heschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-joshua-heschel/)

> [Acceptance is appreciation, and the high value of appreciation is such that to appreciate appreciation seems to be the fundamental prerequisite for survival. Mankind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-joshua-heschel/acceptance-is-appreciation-and-the-high-value-of-appreciation-is-such/)

[Abraham Joshua Heschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-joshua-heschel/)

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