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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.]
No crime is vulgar, but all vulgarity is crime
No crime is vulgar, but all vulgarity is crime
Expressions of disapproval are on a level of vulgarity that cannot be tolerated. The way to express disapproval is to read more
Expressions of disapproval are on a level of vulgarity that cannot be tolerated. The way to express disapproval is to do without applause.
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
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.
Vulgarity is more obvious in satin than in homespun.
Vulgarity is more obvious in satin than in homespun.
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.
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.
Vulgarity is the conduct of other people, just as falsehoods are the truths of other people.
Vulgarity is the conduct of other people, just as falsehoods are the truths of other people.
