"Only that which is good for all men is good for every man. No one is truly inspired for his own sake. He who is blessed, is a blessing for others."

"We may not know whether our understanding is correct, or whether our sentiments are noble, but the air of the day surrounds us like spring which spreads over the land without our aid or notice."

"The solution of mankind’s most vexing problem will not be found in renouncing technical civilization, but in attaining some degree of independence of it."

"There is a passion and drive for cruel deeds which only the awe and fear of God can soothe; there is a suffocating selfishness in man which only holiness can ventilate."

"What seems to be a stone is a drama."

"Short is the way from need to greed."

"In Jewish tradition, dying in one’s sleep is called a kiss of God, and dying on the Sabbath is a gift that is merited by piety. For the pious person, my father once wrote, it is a privilege to die."

"Wonder or radical amazement is the chief characteristic of the religious man's attitude toward history and nature."

"Who is a Jew? A person whose integrity decays when unmoved by the knowledge of wrong done to other people."

"The prophets never taught that God and history are one, or that whatever happens below reflects the will of God above. Their vision is of man defying God, and God seeking man to reconcile with Him."

"This is one of the goals of the Jewish way of living: to experience commonplace deeds as spiritual adventures, to feel the hidden love and wisdom in all things."

"The true meaning of existence is disclosed in moments of living in the presence of God"

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

"Only those will apprehend religion who can probe its depth, who can combine intuition and love with the rigor of method"

"To pray is to dream in league with God, to envision His holy visions."

"A prophet's true greatness is his ability to hold God and man in a single thought."

"I have one talent, and that is the capacity to be tremendously surprised, surprised at life, at ideas. This is to me the supreme Hasidic imperative: Don't be old. Don't be stale."

"Prayer begins where our power ends."

"God is either of no importance, or of supreme importance."

"The problem to be faced is: how to combine loyalty to one's own tradition with reverence for different traditions."

"Prayer is our humble answer to the inconceivable surprise of living."

"Remember that there is meaning beyond absurdity. Know that every deed counts, that every word is power...Above all, remember that you must build your life as if it were a work of art."

"Prayer begins at the edge of emptiness."

"We can never sneer at the stars, mock the dawn, or scoff at the totality of being."