"The Messiah, son of David, will only come in a generation that is neither wholly righteous nor wholly wrong." ~~ Talmud, Sanhedrin
"Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters. " ~~ Isaac Bashevis Singer
"Religion is not, at the outset, a refuge of grace and mercy for the despondent and desperate, an enchanted stream for crushed spirits, but a raging, clamorous torrent of man’s consciousness, with all its crises, pangs, and torments. " ~~ Rav Yosef Dov Soloveitchik
"The Redemption to come will be as great a marvel as Creation." ~~ Isaac Abravanel
"The purely righteous do not complain about evil, rather they add justice. They do not complain about heresy, rather they add faith. They do not complain about ignorance, rather they add wisdom. " ~~ Rav Avraham Yitzchak Kook
"If you want to give God a good laugh, tell Him your plans." ~~ Yiddish Proverb
"Obeying from love is better than to obey from fear." ~~ Rashi
"The State binds and compels, religion teaches and persuades; the State gives laws, religion gives commandments." ~~ Moshe Mendelssohn
"To you I’m an atheist; to God, I’m the Loyal Opposition. " ~~ Woody Allen
"The root of the tree is deep in the earth, but a man’s is above; for the soul is his root and it is from heaven." ~~ Judah Low ben Bezalel Maharal
"Don’t ask God to change the laws of nature for you." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav
"If you find a Jew who has love of G-d, but lacks love of the Torah and the Jewish people, tell him that his love shall not endure. If you find a Jew who has love of the Jewish people but no love for G-d or the Torah, work with him to fan that love, for he will come to an enduring love of G-d, Torah and the Jewish people." ~~ Rebbe Menachem Schneerson
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