Veneration Quotations

No man speaketh, or should speak, of his prince, that which he hath not weighed whether it will consist with that veneration which should be preserved inviolate to him.

The inscrutable wisdom through which we exist is not less worthy of veneration in respect to what it denies us than in respect to what it has granted.

Education cannot be effective unless it helps a child to open up himself to life.

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

Mix a little mystery with everything, for mystery arouses veneration.

My own veneration for other faiths is the same as that for my own faith; therefore no thought of conversion is possible

Mirthfulness is in the mind and you cannot get it out. It is just as good in its place as conscience or veneration.

It seems to be remarkable that death increases our veneration for the good, and extenuates our hatred for the bad.