Purity quotes
173 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
"Happiness is strange; it comes when you are not seeking it. When you are not making an effort to be happy, then unexpectedly, mysteriously, happiness is there, born of purity, of a loveliness of being."
"The negro has maintained his racial purity by his well known habit of avoiding baths"
"Ahimsa (non-killing), truthfulness, purity, mercy, and godliness are always to be kept."
"You are the source of all purity and impurity. No one purifies another."
"Temple going is for the purification of the soul."
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"The pursuit of purity is not about the suppression of lust, but about the reorientation of one's life to a larger goal."
"What power is higher than the power of purity?"
"Purity or impurity depends on oneself, no one can purify another."
"Purity of heart is to will one thing."
"We cannot bring the good old days back but, if we must eat mass-made foods, get laws passed to insist upon its goodness and purity."
"In executing the duties of my present important station, I can promise nothing but purity of intentions, and, in carrying these into effect, fidelity and diligence."
"I would beseech you not only to be pure beyond suspicion but I would ask you to combine with stainless purity, great wisdom and great ability."
"My name, Paloma, means 'dove' in Spanish. It stands as a symbol of peace and purity."
"Purity of soul cannot be lost without consent."
"Nothing but free argument, raillery and even ridicule will preserve the purity of religion."
"I can receive nothing more from these tragic solitudes than a little empty purity."
"Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible."
"To a pure heart all hearts are pure."
"The certain mark by which a Christian community can be recognized is the preaching of the gospel in its purity."
"The stream is always purer at its source."
"The stream is always purer at its source. [Fr., Les choses valent toujours mieux dans leur source.]"
"I always knew that God's way was the best, that I wanted to wait, and that I valued purity."
"Alms (is) for the purity of your soul, and flourishment and expansion of your sustenence."
"To the pure all things are pure!"
"The true master lives in truth, in goodness and restraint, non-violence, moderation, and purity."
