What will the stream become in its lengthened course, if it be so
turpid as its source?
[It., read more

What will the stream become in its lengthened course, if it be so
turpid as its source?
[It., Qual diverra quel fiume,
Nel lungo suo cammino,
Se al fonte ancor vicino
E torbido cosi?]

Unto the pure all things are pure.

Unto the pure all things are pure.

Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.

Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.

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.

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.

Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible.

Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible.

If a man's mind becomes pure, his surroundings will also become pure.

If a man's mind becomes pure, his surroundings will also become pure.

I'm as pure as the driven slush.

I'm as pure as the driven slush.

Purity is the feminine, truth the masculine of honor.

Purity is the feminine, truth the masculine of honor.