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Quotes by Martin Buber

God made so many different kinds of people; why would God allow only one way to worship?

Martin Buber (1878 - 1965)
 
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In Wahrheit nämlich steckt die Sprache nicht im Menschen, sondern der Mensch steht in der Sprache und redet aus ihr, — so alles Wort, so aller Geist. Geist ist nicht im Ich, sondern zwischen Ich und Du. Er ist nicht wie das Blut, das in dir kreist, sondern wie die Luft, in der du atmest.

Martin Buber (1878 - 1965)
Source: Das Dialogische Prinzip
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How would man exist if God did not need him, and how would you exist? You need God in order to be, and God needs you - for that is the meaning of your life.

Martin Buber (1878 - 1965)
 
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When two people relate to each other authentically and humanly, God is the electricity that surges between them.

Martin Buber (1878 - 1965)
 
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The world is not comprehensible, but it is embraceable: through the embracing of one of its beings.

Martin Buber (1878 - 1965)
 
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The ones who count are those persons who - though they may be of little renown - respond to and are responsible for the continuation of the living spirit.

Martin Buber (1878 - 1965)
 
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The law is not thrust upon man; it rests deep within him, to waken when the call comes.

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I do, indeed, close my door at times and surrender myself to a book, but only because I can open the door again and see a human face looking at me.

Martin Buber (1878 - 1965)
 
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We can learn to be whole by saying what we mean and doing what we say.

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Power abdicates only under the stress of counter-power.

Martin Buber (1878 - 1965)
Source: Paths in Eutopia, 1950
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