Quotation by

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.

Failure

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The quote means that people fail when they do not act according to their true nature or purpose. It also highlights that although humans have control over the world, they often ignore their deeper responsibility to serve a higher spiritual power.

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