"To look away from the world, or to……" — Martin Buber
"To look away from the world, or to stare at it, does not help a man to reach God; but he who sees the world in Him stands in His presence."
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90 Quotes by Martin Buber
Martin Buber has 90 quotes on this site.
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Solitude is the place of purification.
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There are three principles in a man's being and life, the principle of thought, the principle of speech, and the…
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All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.
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A person cannot approach the divine by reaching beyond the human. To become human, is what this individual person, has…
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The world is not comprehensible, but it is embraceable: through the embracing of one of its beings.
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Play is the exultation of the possible.
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I do, indeed, close my door at times and surrender myself to a book, but only because I can open…
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An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language.
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The law is not thrust upon man; it rests deep within him, to waken when the call comes.
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To be old can be glorious if one has not unlearned how to begin.
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God wants man to fulfill his commands as a human being and with the quality peculiar to human beings.
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There are people of spirit and there are people of passion, both less common than one might think. Rarer still…
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