Is not the human face a living mixture of mystery and meaning ?

A J Heschel, Who is Man ? Stanford U Press, p. 38 

The  mechanics of medicine must not be mistaken for the essence of medicine, which is an art and not alone a science.

A.J.Heschel, "The Patient as a Person", in "The Insecurity of Freedom", FS&G, p. 30

The act of healing is the highest form of imitatio Dei.

Striving for personal success is a legitimate and wholesome ingredient of the person. The danger begins when personal success becomes a way of thinking, the supreme standard of all values.

A.J.Heschel, "The Patient as a Person", in "The Insecurity of Freedom", FS&G, p. 34

The mortal danger faced by all of us is to succumb to the common virus of commercialism - the temptation to make a lot of money.

A.J.Heschel, "The Patient as a Person", in "The Insecurity of Freedom", FS&G, p. 34

To animals the world is what it is; to man this is a world in the making, and being human means being on the way, striving, waiting, hoping.

A J Heschel, Who is Man ? Stanford U Press, p. 41

Human life is the only type of being we consider intrinsically sacred, the only type of being we regard as supremely valuable.

A J Heschel, Who is Man ? Stanford U Press, p.  33