The test of love is in how one relates not to saints and scholars but …

Abraham Joshua Heschel
97 citations
The test of love is in how one relates not to saints and scholars but to rascals. ✨ Abraham Joshua Heschel (1973). A Passion for Truth, p.85, Macmillan
Love Truth
33

More Author Quotes

Prayer cannot bring water to parched fields, or mend a broken bridge, or rebuild a ruined city; but prayer can water an arid soul, mend a broken heart, and rebuild a weakened will. ✨ The Jewish moral … ▶
to become aware of the ineffable is to part company with words...the tangent to the curve of human experience lies beyond the limits of language. the world of things we perceive is but a veil. It’s f … ▶
In prayer we shift the center of living from self-consciousness to self-surrender ✨ Abraham Joshua Heschel (1997). Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity: Essays, p.342, Macmillan
Wise criticism always begins with self-criticism. ✨ Abraham Joshua Heschel (1976). God in Search of Man: A Philosophy of Judaism, p.17, Macmillan
This is one of the goals of the Jewish way of living: to experience commonplace deeds as spiritual adventures, to feel the hidden love and wisdom in all things. ✨ Abraham Joshua Heschel (1976). God i … ▶

The test of love is in how one relates not to saints and scholars but to rascals. ✨ Abraham Joshua Heschel (1973). A Passion for Truth, p.85, Macmillan

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes