Abraham Joshua Heschel Life Quotations

Life is not meaningful...unle ss it is serving an end beyond itself; unless it is of value to someone else.

The course of life is unpredictable no one can write his autobiography in advance.

Self-respect is the fruit of discipline.

To abstain completely from all enjoyments may be easy. Yet to enjoy life and retain spiritual integrity - there is the challenge.

Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy.

Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.

In a controversy, the instant we feel anger, we have already ceased striving for truth and have begun striving for ourselves.

Our goal should be to live life in radical amazement. ....get up in the morning and look at the world in a way that takes nothing for granted. Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.