Quotes by Abraham J. Heschel

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

“To be is to stand for.”

“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.”

“The course of life in unpredictable. No one can write his autobiography in advance.”

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

Our concern is not how to worship in the catacombs but how to remain human in the skyscrapers.

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