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

Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.

Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.

I'm as pure as the driven slush.

I'm as pure as the driven slush.

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.

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.]

Unto the pure all things are pure.

Unto the pure all things are pure.

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.

Purity is the feminine, truth the masculine of honor.

Purity is the feminine, truth the masculine of honor.

Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible.

Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible.