Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes, Evil Quotes, Suffering Quotes

...morally speaking, there is no limit to the concern one must feel for the suffering of human beings, that indifference to evil is worse than evil itself, that in a free society, some are guilty, but all are responsible.

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So far as we are human, what we do must be either evil or good: so far as we do evil or good, we are human: and it is better, in a paradoxical way, to do evil than to do nothing: at least we exist.

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Evil is the radiation of the human consciousness in certain transitional positions. It is not actually the sensual world that is amere appearance; what is so is the evil of it, which, admittedly, is what constitutes the sensual world in our eyes.

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You assist an administration most effectively by obeying its orders and decrees.

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Man has reason, discrimination and free-will such as it is. The brute has no such thing. It is not a free agent, and knows no distinction between virtue and vice, good and evil. Man, being a free agent, knows these distinctions, and when he follows his higher nature, shows himself far superior to the brute, but when he follows his baser nature can show himself lower than the brute.

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Condole - to show that bereavement is a smaller evil than sympathy.

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The purpose of life is not to fight against evil and misfortune; it is to unveil magnificence.

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Our Soul is a spark of the Divine. It is pure and perfect. Evil deeds merely obstruct our vision of the true nature of our Soul. Through good deeds we can become conscious of this perfection again.

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I shall endeavor to marshal British opinion against a course of action which would bring in my opinion the greatest evils upon the people of India, upon the people of Great Britain and upon the British Empire itself.

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When you locate good in yourself, approve of it with determination. When you locate evil in yourself, despise it as something detestable.

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All spirits are enslaved which serve things evil

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In the real world in which we live, you always have to choose between evils. And in choosing between evils, you have to have moral criteria for how to make those choices.

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Language is an intrinsic part of who we are and what has, for good or evil, happened to us.

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Riches and honor are what everyone desires, but if they can be gained only by doing evil, they must not be held. Don't worry about not being in office, worry about qualifying yourself for office. Don't worry that no one knows you, but seek to be worthy of being known.

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We have to cover everything with the Lord himself, not a false sort of optimism, not by blinding our eyes to the evil, but by really seeing God in everything.

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A teetotaler would regard it as his duty to associate with his drunkard brother for the purpose of weaning him from the evil habit.

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Can it be That modesty may more betray our sense Than woman's lightness? Having waste ground enough, Shall we desire to raze the sanctuary And pitch our evils there?

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Tags : William Shakespeare Quotes , Evil Quotes , Desire Quotes

Fly from the company of the wicked--fly and turn not back.

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Tags : Plato Quotes , Evil Quotes , Wicked Quotes

No greater wrong can ever be done than to put a good man at the mercy of a bad, while telling him not to defend himself or his fellows; in no way can the success of evil be made surer or quicker.

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Tags : Theodore Roosevelt Quotes , Men Quotes , Evil Quotes

It is more important to prevent animal suffering, rather than sit to contemplate the evils of the universe praying in the company of priests.

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Tags : Gautama Buddha Quotes , Animal Quotes , Evil Quotes