Profound Respect Quotes

Awe is the beginning of wisdom. Awe is the beginning of education.

To those who know thee not, no words can paint! And those who know thee, know all words are faint!

Our strength lies in the free development of national cultures. True internationalism is possible only if one has a profound respect for the dignity, honor, culture and history of each people.

Profound love demands a deep conception and out of this develops reverence for the mystery of life. It brings us close to all beings, to the poorest and smallest as well as all others.

What is deeper than respect and love? That’s what we felt: veneration.

I could not write about a subject sacred to me because I would be too flippant. Fortunately, there are no subjects sacred to me.

I felt deep within me that the highest point a man can attain is not Knowledge or Virtue or Goodness or Victory but something even greater, more heroic and more despairing: Sacred Awe!

Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases

Never, my dear Sir, do you take it into your head that I do not love you; you may settle yourself in full confidence both of my love and my esteem; I love you as a kind man, I value you as a worthy man, and hope in time to reverence you as a man of exemplary piety.