Reverence Quotes

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What a sweet reverence is that when a young man deems his mistress a little more than mortal and almost chides himself for longing to… — Nathaniel Hawthorne
It is only on the condition of humility and reverence before the world that our species will be able to remain in it. — Wendell Berry
How much reverence can you have for a Supreme Being who finds it necessary to include such phenomena as phlegm and tooth decay in His… — Joseph Heller
Reverence for life is more than solicitude or sensitivity for life. It is a sense of the whole, a capacity for inspired response, a respect… — Norman Cousins
I think I love and reverence all arts equally, only putting my own just above the others; because in it I recognize the union and… — Charlotte Saunders Cushman
To worship God in truth is further to admit that we are entirely contrary to Him, and that He is willing to make us like… — Brother Lawrence
Reverence is the highest quality of man's nature; and that individual, or nation, which has it slightly developed, is so far unfortunate. It is a… — Lydia M. Child
The soul of the Christian religion is reverence. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I am very much a scientist, and so I naturally have thought about religion also through the eyes of a scientist. When I do that,… — Walter Kohn
No soul is desolate as long as there is a human being for whom it can feel trust and reverence. — George Eliot
We ought to regard the sacrament of baptism with reverence. An ordinance of which the Lord Jesus Himself partook, is not to be lightly esteemed.… — J C Ryle
Reverence awakens in the soul a sympathetic power through which we attract qualities in the beings around us, which would otherwise remain concealed. — Rudolf Steiner
A society which reverences the attainment of riches as the supreme felicity will naturally be disposed to regard the poor as damned ... if only… — R. H. Tawney
Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world. — John Milton
Fullness of knowledge always and necessarily means some understanding of the depths of our ignorance, and that is always conducive to both humility and reverence. — Robert Andrews Millikan
To properly prepare to receive personal revelation, we must repent, ask through prayer, be obedient, search the scriptures, fast, think pure thoughts, and develop a… — L. Lionel Kendrick
The temple is a place of worship. Reverence is a supernal form of worship. It is the form of worship found in the celestial kingdom. — L. Lionel Kendrick
My father, John Steinbeck, was a man who held human history in great reverence, and in particular the biographies of those people who had risked… — Thomas Steinbeck
Reverence the deacons as you would the command of God. — Ignatius of Antioch
The entire political system is contrary to everything a feminine heart stands for. It lacks inclusion. It lacks tenderness toward children. It lacks honor for… — Marianne Williamson

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