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    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.

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The undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure

The undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure

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

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

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

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

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The sick do not ask if the hand that smoothes their pillow is pure, nor the dying care if the read more

The sick do not ask if the hand that smoothes their pillow is pure, nor the dying care if the lips that touch their brow have known the kiss of sin.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Purity Quotes,
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Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism than war. It demands greater read more

Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism than war. It demands greater fidelity to the truth and a much more perfect purity of conscience.

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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?]

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Mud-pies gratify one of our first and best instincts. So long as we are dirty, we are pure.

Mud-pies gratify one of our first and best instincts. So long as we are dirty, we are pure.

by Charles Dudley Warner Found in: Purity Quotes,
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Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.

Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.

by Ludwig Van Beethoven Found in: Purity Quotes,
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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.]

by Blaise Pascal Found in: Purity Quotes,
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