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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.]
I'm as pure as the driven slush.
I'm as pure as the driven slush.
Purity of heart is to will one thing.
Purity of heart is to will one thing.
Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible.
Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible.
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.
Purity is the feminine, truth the masculine of honor.
Purity is the feminine, truth the masculine of honor.
Unto the pure all things are pure.
Unto the pure all things are pure.
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 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.]