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Reverence Quotes - Page 2

Irreverence is the lifeblood of freedom.

"Charlie Hebdo shooting: police release names and photos of two brothers wanted for the attack - as it happened" by Ben Doherty, Helen Davidson, www.theguardian.com. January 8, 2015.

Reverence is fatal to literature.

E.M. Forster (1951). “Two Cheers for Democracy”

Ethics is nothing else than reverence for life.

Albert Schweitzer, Charles Rhind Joy (1947). “Albert Schweitzer: An Anthology”, Boston : Beacon Press

Duty is the necessity to act out of reverence for the law.

Immanuel Kant (2013). “Moral Law: Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals”, p.8, Routledge

Impiety. Your irreverence toward my deity.

Ambrose Bierce (2009). “The Devil's Dictionary: Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition”, p.190, ReadHowYouWant.com

Irreverence is our only sacred cow.

Paul Krassner (2011). “One Hand Jerking: Reports From an Investigative Journalist”, p.22, Seven Stories Press

I exhort all, who reverence the Word of the Lord, to read it, and diligently imprint it on their memory.

John Calvin (1845). “Institutes of the Christian Religion”, p.13, Lulu.com

Reverence does not die with mortals, nor does it perish whether they live or die.

"The Beginning of All Wisdom: Timeless Advice from the Ancient Greeks". Book by Steven Stavropoulos, p. 69, December 15, 2008.

Irreverence is a way of playing hooky and remaining present at the same time.

Mary Ruefle (2012). “Madness, Rack, and Honey: Collected Lectures”, p.217, Wave Books