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Man is not a beast of burden, and the Sabbath is not for the purpose of enhancing the efficiency of his work.

Man is not a beast of burden, and the Sabbath is not for the purpose of enhancing the efficiency of his work.
– Abraham Joshua Heschel

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  2. Wonder or radical amazement is the chief characteristic of the religious man’s attitude toward history and nature. – Abraham Joshua Heschel
  3. Heschel calls the Sabbath a cathedral in time. – Judith Shulevitz
  4. We can never sneer at the stars, mock the dawn, or scoff at the totality of being. – Abraham Joshua Heschel
  5. I carry too much of the week into the Sabbath , and too little of the Sabbath into the week. John Quincy Adams – Paul C Nagel
  6. Efficiency was just a measurement of how fast money moved from the poor to the rich. We prefer the opposite of efficiency, which is to say, justice. – Kim Stanley Robinson
  7. There is a savage beast in every man, and when you hand that man a sword or spear and send him forth to war, the beast stirs. – George RR Martin
  8. Certainly no beast has essayed the boundless, infinitely inventive art of human hatred. No beast can match its range and power. – Arundhati Roy
  9. Things go wrong for a purpose. Just know the purpose, and just understand how to distinctively use the purpose for a great purpose! – Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
  10. What makes loneliness an anguish is not that I have no one to share my burden, but this: I have only my own burden to bear. – Dag Hammarskjld
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  14. If you have talented and motivated people, they should be encouraged to work alone when creativity or efficiency is the highest priority. – Adrian Furnham
  15. Renounce poor work.Shun trivial work.Entertain respectable work.Welcome superior work.Honor transcendent work. – Matshona Dhliwayo
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  17. Strong women are the universe’s way of enhancing the strength of men. – Brownell Landrum
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  19. Yoga is not just a workout, it is a natural way of enhancing flexibility, calmness, clarity, and youthfulness. – Debasish Mridha
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  22. The language of the universe comes not from the voice but from the primordial silence. You can understand it by enhancing your feelings. – Debasish Mridha
  23. I want to fill my mind with life-enhancing, positive, beautiful memories. The dark experiences can remain buried without a funeral. – Alexandra Stoddard
  24. Any food that requires enhancing by the use of chemical substances should in no way be considered a food. – John H Tobe
  25. the illusion that power lies within the hands of the common man is more important than legitimate efficiency within the government. – Evan Meekins
  26. man is always equal to his purpose; when you control him, you do half a job but when you control his purpose, you do a total job. – Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
  27. I know what that does to a man, to walk the earth with the burden of his sin on his back. It poisons all he touches. – Lori Benton
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  29. The Bible nowhere states that people before the law observed the Sabbath as a day of rest or worship. – David K Bernard
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  31. Thank God for the solitude of the Sabbath. – Lailah Gifty Akita
  32. And I like your laugh, Sabbath; it’s inaudible. – Joyce Carol Oates
  33. The gift of the Sabbath must be treasured. Blessed are you who honour this day. – Lailah Gifty Akita
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  35. How should an artist begin to do his work as an artist? I would insist that he begin his work as an artist by setting out to make a work of art. – Francis A Schaeffer
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  37. What differentiates brother most from brother and beast is neither purpose, perspective nor prowess. It is simply intent. – Gavin Mills
  38. A wise man does not step betwixt the beast and his meat – David Mitchell
  39. Appetite is the beast in man, compassion is his spirit. – R A Delmonico
  40. If a man couldn’t control his beast, it could turn so violent that nothing could restrain it once enraged. – Eka Kurniawan

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