Famous Quotes by Abraham Joshua Heschel

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

Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, but learning to dance in the rain.

There is a tension between being human and being a person.

The goal of religion is not to have you believe in something, but to make you feel.

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

We are not meant to be alone; we are meant to live in relationship with others.

The path to the sacred leads through the ordinary.

It is the task of the believer to be an agent of healing.

Evil is like a shadow; it can only exist where there is light.

We must never forget that our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate, but that we are powerful beyond measure.

Faith is not the clinging to a shrine but an endless pilgrimage of the heart.

A man’s ultimate concern must be his concern for God.

We are all part of the same great human family, and we are all called to help each other.

Man is not merely a creature of habit; he is a creature of the spirit.

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

The man who is not afraid of the sea will not be afraid of the sky.

To be is to be related.

The ultimate goal of all human life is to be at one with God.

Every man is a prophet, and every man is a priest.

Words create worlds; our language can reflect or obscure the reality we live in.

God is not a concept; God is an experience.