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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 is the feminine, truth the masculine of honor.
Purity is the feminine, truth the masculine of honor.
Means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek.
Means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek.
The undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure
The undressed is vulgar - the nude is 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.] 
 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. 
 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. 
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.
 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.]