Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Abraham Joshua Heschel Rabbi

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Jan 11, 1907
  • Died: Dec 23, 1972

Abraham Joshua Heschel was a Polish-born American rabbi and one of the leading Jewish theologians and Jewish philosophers of the 20th century. Heschel, a professor of Jewish mysticism at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, authored a number of widely read books on Jewish philosophy and was active in the American Civil Rights movement.

Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge. inspirational & knowledge

Man's sin is in his failure to live what he is. Being the master of the earth, man forgets that he is the servant of God. failure & God

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

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

Mother's Day May 12, 2025

Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. 22 quotes from Robert Browning

22 quotes from Robert Browning

A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. 53 other quotes from Honore de Balzac

53 other quotes from Honore de Balzac

With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood. 5 quotes from Isadora Duncan

5 quotes from Isadora Duncan

The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. 58 other quotes from Henry Ward Beecher

58 other quotes from Henry Ward Beecher