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title: "6 Sense Reverence Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [Functionalism is lethal when it is not balanced by a sense of reverence. Without reverence, there is no sense of presence or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-donohue/functionalism-is-lethal-when-it-is-not-balanced-by-a-sense-of/)

[John O'Donohue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-o-donohue/)

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> [A sense of reverence is necessary for psychological health. If a person has no sense of reverence, no feeling that there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-johnson/a-sense-of-reverence-is-necessary-for-psychological-health-if-a/)

[Robert Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-johnson/)

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> [“In its encounter with Nature, science invariably elicits a sense of reverence and awe. The very act of understanding is a celebration…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-sagan/in-its-encounter-with-nature-science-invariably-elicits-a-sense-of/)

[Carl Sagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-sagan/)

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> [Living in the moment brings you a sense of reverence for all of life’s blessings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/living-in-the-moment-brings-you-a-sense-of-reverence-for-all-of-life/)

[Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/)

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> [I am very much a scientist, and so I naturally have thought about religion also through the eyes of a scientist. When…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-kohn/i-am-very-much-a-scientist-and-so-i-naturally-have-thought-about/)

[Walter Kohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-kohn/)

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> [I always feel a certain sense of reverence in libraries, even small city ones that smell like homeless internet users.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-jennings/i-always-feel-a-certain-sense-of-reverence-in-libraries-even-small/)

[Ken Jennings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-jennings/)

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