Man's sin is in his failure to live what he is. Being the master of the earth, man forgets that he is the servant of God. (Abraham Joshua Heschel)

Man's sin is in his failure to live what he is. Being the master of the earth, man forgets that he is the servant of God.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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