In a controversy, the instant we feel anger, we have already ceased striving for truth and have begun striving for ourselves

Quote by Abraham J Heschel

Topics: Anger Quotes, Controversy Quotes, Truth Quotes

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

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

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

And what's a life? - a weary pilgrimage, Whose glory in one day doth fill...

And what's a life? - a weary pilgrimage, Whose glory in one day doth fill...

But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators, has succeeded;...

But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators, has succeeded;...

A graceful and honorable old age is the childhood of immortality.

A graceful and honorable old age is the childhood of immortality.

Age is the first limitation on roles that I've ever had to encounter, and I...

Age is the first limitation on roles that I've ever had to encounter, and I...

Carrie: I just love Sleeping Beauty! The music, the sets, the costumes. It's so romantic!...

Carrie: I just love Sleeping Beauty! The music, the sets, the costumes. It's so romantic!...

Young people don't know what age is, and old people forget what youth was.

Young people don't know what age is, and old people forget what youth was.

You know you're getting fat when you can pinch an inch on your forehead.

You know you're getting fat when you can pinch an inch on your forehead.

It is well for the world that in most of us, by the age of...

It is well for the world that in most of us, by the age of...

There's no such thing as old age, there is only sorrow.

There's no such thing as old age, there is only sorrow.

For each age is a dream that is dying, Or one that is coming to...

For each age is a dream that is dying, Or one that is coming to...

Age considers; youth ventures.

Age considers; youth ventures.

And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of...

And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of...

The gifts of an honorable, well-lived life are in those who will miss you once...

The gifts of an honorable, well-lived life are in those who will miss you once...

Distance tests a horse's strength. Time reveals a person's character.

Distance tests a horse's strength. Time reveals a person's character.