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.]

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.

Purity of heart is to will one thing.

Purity of heart is to will one thing.

Unto the pure all things are pure.

Unto the pure all things are pure.

Purity is the feminine, truth the masculine of honor.

Purity is the feminine, truth the masculine of honor.

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.

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.

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

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

Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible.

Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible.