Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes & Sayings

16 most famous Abraham Joshua Heschel quotes and sayings (educator). These are the first 10 quotes we have.

“Racism is man's gravest threat to man - the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.”

“Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge.”

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

“A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators make a point of being fond of children. But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture.”

“Worship is a way of seeing the world in the light of God.”

“It is not enough for me to ask question; I want to know how to answer the one question that seems to encompass everything I face: What am I here for?”

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

“A religious man is a person who holds God and man in one thought at one time, at all times, who suffers harm done to others, whose greatest passion is compassion, whose greatest strength is love and defiance of despair.”