Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows wi…

Abraham Joshua Heschel
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Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself. ✨ Abraham Joshua Heschel (1955). Insecurity of Freedom, p.44, Macmillan
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The higher goal of spiritual living is not to amass a wealth of information, but to face sacred moments. ✨ Abraham Joshua Heschel (2005). The Sabbath, p.18, Macmillan
Never once in my life did I ask God for success or wisdom or power or fame. I asked for wonder, and he gave it to me.
Prayer is our humble answer to the inconceivable surprise of living. ✨ Abraham Joshua Heschel (1997). Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity: Essays, p.341, Macmillan
Understanding God is not attained by calling into session all arguments for and against Him, in order to debate whether He is a reality or a figment of the mind. God cannot be sensed as a second thou … ▶
When faith is completely replaced by creed, worship by discipline, love by habit; when the crisis of today is ignored because of the splendors of the past; when faith becomes an heirloom rather than … ▶

Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself. ✨ Abraham Joshua Heschel (1955). Insecurity of Freedom, p.44, Macmillan

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