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The riches of the soul are stored up in its memory. this is the test of character, not whether a man follows the daily fashion, but whether the past is alive in his present.

Abraham Joshua Heschel
Fashion, Memories, Character
Abraham Joshua Heschel (1976). “Man Is Not Alone: A Philosophy of Religion”, p.162, Macmillan
The riches of the soul are stored up in its memory. this is the test of character, not whether a man follows the daily fashion, but whether the past is alive in his present.