Reverent Quotes

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Judges ought to be more leaned than witty, more reverent than plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all things, integrity is their portion and… — Francis Bacon
My friend, the Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh, was murdered in 2004 for having been insufficiently reverent toward Islam. — Ayaan Hirsi Ali
I think the true gardener is a lover of his flowers, not a critic of them. I think the true gardener is the reverent servant… — Reginald Farrer
In the entire circle of the year there are no days so delightful as those of a fine October, when the trees are bare to… — Alexander Smith
It is not the business of the law to make anyone good or reverent or moral or clean or upright. — Murray Rothbard
On entering a temple we assume all signs of reverence. How much more reverent then should we be before the heavenly bodies, the stars, the… — Seneca the Younger
We all felt the majesty of the body. In a very short period of time we had seen something that was bigger than each of… — William DeVries
Do you fast? Then feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, visit the sick, do not forget the imprisoned, have pity on the tortured,… — Saint John Chrysostom
At last there dawned the most beautiful day of all the days of my life. How perfectly I remember even the smallest details of those… — Therese of Lisieux
It makes one hope and believe that a day will come when, in the eye of the law, literary property will be as sacred as… — Mark Twain
If you see things as in eternity, you are less a prey to the pain of their passing, and so you can learn the more… — Gerald Vann
The more deeply you understand other people, the more you will appreciate them, the more reverent you will feel about them. To touch the soul… — Stephen Covey
Please take good care of it all, OK? Be an enlightened monarch who treats your domain with reverent responsibility. And make sure you also enjoy… — Rob Brezsny
I'm reverent from a distance. — Janet Morris
Real devotion is an unbroken receptivity to the truth. Real devotion is rooted in an awed and reverent gratitude, but one that is lucid, grounded,… — Sogyal Rinpoche
He [Jesus] speaks in parables, and though we have approached these parables reverentially all these many years and have heard them expounded as grave and… — Frederick Buechner
Cyborgs are not reverent; they do not re-member the cosmos. They are wary of holism, but needy for connection- they seem to have a natural… — Donna J. Haraway
There is no room in the universe for the least contempt or pride; but only for a gentle and a reverent heart. — James Martineau
We may be able to tell how many stars are in the Milky Way; we may be able to count the petals of every flower,… — Henry Van Dyke
We need radical curiosity and reverent pranks, voracious listening and ferocious thanks. — Rob Brezsny

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