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Purity is the feminine, truth the masculine of honor.
Purity is the feminine, truth the masculine of honor.
The undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure
The undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure
Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are
defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but read more
Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are
defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and
conscience is defiled.
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.
The plastic virtues: purity, unity, and truth, keep nature in subjection.
The plastic virtues: purity, unity, and truth, keep nature in subjection.
That water which wall from some Alpine height is dashed, broken,
and will murmur loudly, but grows limpid by read more
That water which wall from some Alpine height is dashed, broken,
and will murmur loudly, but grows limpid by its fall.
[It., Quell' onda, che ruina
Dalla pendice alpina,
Balza, si frange, e mormora
Ma limpida si fa.]
Come, night; come, Romeo; come, thou day in night;
For thou wilt lie upon the wings of night
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Come, night; come, Romeo; come, thou day in night;
For thou wilt lie upon the wings of night
Whiter than new snow upon a raven's back.
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.]
Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.
Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.