Unto the pure all things are pure.

Unto the pure all things are pure.

The stream is always purer at its source.
[Fr., Les choses valent toujours mieux dans leur source.]

The stream is always purer at its source.
[Fr., Les choses valent toujours mieux dans leur source.]

I'm as pure as the driven slush.

I'm as pure as the driven slush.

Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible.

Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible.

The purity men love is like the mists which envelope the earth, and not like the azure ether beyond.

The purity men love is like the mists which envelope the earth, and not like the azure ether beyond.

The way to preserve the peace of the church is to preserve its purity

The way to preserve the peace of the church is to preserve its purity

The plastic virtues: purity, unity, and truth, keep nature in subjection.

The plastic virtues: purity, unity, and truth, keep nature in subjection.

We are not naïve enough to ask for pure men; we ask merely for men whose impurity does not conflict read more

We are not naïve enough to ask for pure men; we ask merely for men whose impurity does not conflict with the obligations of their job.

Means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek.

Means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek.