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Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.
Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.
Means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek.
Means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek.
What will the stream become in its lengthened course, if it be so
turpid as its source?
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What will the stream become in its lengthened course, if it be so
turpid as its source?
[It., Qual diverra quel fiume,
Nel lungo suo cammino,
Se al fonte ancor vicino
E torbido cosi?]
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.
The undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure
The undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure
Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible.
Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible.
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.]
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.