Quotes about Purpose
The Sabbath is not for the sake of the weekdays; the weekdays are for the sake of the Sabbath. It is not an interlude but the climax of living.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
For the pious person, destiny means not simply to accomplish, but to contribute.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
Above all, remember that the meaning of life is to live it as if it were a work of art. You're not a machine. When you're young, start working on this great work of art called your own existence.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
Judaism is God's quest for man.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
The Greeks learned in order to comprehend. The Hebrews learned in order to revere. The modern man learns in order to use.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
It is in deeds that man becomes aware of what his life really is.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
Above all, remember that you must build your life as if it were a work of art.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
All we own is a passing intention, but what comes about will outlive and surpass our power.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
He is in need of the work of man for the fulfillment of His ends in the world.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
Religion is an answer to man's ultimate questions. The moment we become oblivious to ultimate questions, religion becomes irrelevant, and its crisis sets in.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
The Sabbath is not for the sake of the weekdays; the weekdays for the sake of the Sabbath. It is not an interlude but a climax of living.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
Freedom does not mean the right to live as we please. It means the power to live spiritually, to rise to a higher level of existence.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel