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

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"Get up in the morning and look at the world in a way that takes nothing for granted. Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed."

- Abraham Joshua Heschel

Awareness

"Get up in the morning and look at the world in a way that takes nothing for granted."

- Abraham Joshua Heschel

Awareness

"Get up in the morning and look at the world in a way that takes nothing for granted. Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually."

- Abraham Joshua Heschel

Awareness

"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."

- Abraham Joshua Heschel

Awareness

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

- Abraham Joshua Heschel

Awareness

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"Beauty is a gentle and loving heart."

- Beauty and the Beast

Compassion

"There is no greater beauty than kindness and compassion."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"Selflessness is the most beautiful trait one can possess."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"A kind heart can bring light to the darkest of places."

- Beauty and the Beast

Compassion

"In helping others, we shall help ourselves, for whatever good we give out completes the circle and comes back to us."

- Flora Edwards

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