The beginning of our happiness lies in the understanding that life wit…

Abraham Joshua Heschel
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The beginning of our happiness lies in the understanding that life without wonder is not worth living. ✨ Abraham Joshua Heschel (1976). God in Search of Man: A Philosophy of Judaism, p.46, Macmillan
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