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,…

Quote by Abraham J Heschel

Topics: Age Quotes, Respect Quotes, Testing Quotes

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

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

Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to...

Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to...

A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy...

A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy...

Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to...

Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to...

In a controversy, the instant we feel anger, we have already ceased striving for truth...

In a controversy, the instant we feel anger, we have already ceased striving for truth...

A religious man is a person who holds God and man in one thought at...

A religious man is a person who holds God and man in one thought at...

Truth is the cry of many, but the game of the few

Truth is the cry of many, but the game of the few

A religious man is a person who holds God and man in one thought at...

A religious man is a person who holds God and man in one thought at...

How orderly philosophical is the landscape, are all the inhabitants of this World! It is...

How orderly philosophical is the landscape, are all the inhabitants of this World! It is...

In the long term we can hope that religion will change the nature of man...

In the long term we can hope that religion will change the nature of man...

The tendency to turn human judgments into divine commands makes religion one of the most...

The tendency to turn human judgments into divine commands makes religion one of the most...

It is not in the interest of religion to have their God return.

It is not in the interest of religion to have their God return.

All religions must be tolerated... for... every man must get to heaven his own way.

All religions must be tolerated... for... every man must get to heaven his own way.

Where knowledge ends, religion begins

Where knowledge ends, religion begins

Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being...

Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being...

Religions change, but beer and wine remain

Religions change, but beer and wine remain

When facism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a...

When facism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a...

Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters.

Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters.

We ought therefore to suspect that a great mass of information respecting the Bible, and...

We ought therefore to suspect that a great mass of information respecting the Bible, and...

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.