re: Merged: Quranic verse that had a profound impact on you
This is my favourite one about 'taqwa':
3:102 - Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo ittaqoo Allaha haqqa tuqatihi wala tamootunna illa waantum muslimoon
O ye who believe! fear Allah as He should be feared, and die not except in a state of Islam.