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“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, and intelligent.”
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John Milton (1608–1674) English epic poet
Attributed to Milton at http://quotationsbook.com/quote/31964/#sthash.zAJjMqmY.dpbs, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverence_(emotion)#Quotations, great-quotes.com, and brainyquote.com. <br class="br">Spirituality author Sarah Ban Breathnach writes, in her 1996 Simple Abundance Journal of Gratitude: "Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life (is it abundant or is it lacking?) and the world (is it friendly or is it hostile?)." A Milton quotation occurs on the same page. <br class="br">Misattributed
“The dominant feature in his character was his devotion to the pursuit of truth”
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A. Wolf, from the introduction to Spinoza's Short Treatise on God, Man, and His Well-Being (1910)
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“The first quality of a leader of people – always the first quality – is a devotion to truth.”
Leon MacLaren (1910–1994) British philosopher
Leon MacLaren, Principles of Music, 1978
Pandurang Shastri Athavale (1920–2003) Indian philosopher, spiritual leader and social reformer
Acceptance speech while receiving the 1997 Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion, from HRH Prince Philip at a public ceremony held in Westminster Abbey, May 6, 1997. <br class="br">Source: Leader of Spiritual Movement Wins $1.2 Million Religion Prize http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9902E3DB1230F935A35750C0A961958260 New York Times, March 6, 1997.
