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    Mine honor's such a ring;
    My chastity's the jewel of our house,
    Bequeathed down from many ancestors,
    Which were the greatest obloquy i' th' world
    In me to lose.

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An unattempted lady could not vaunt of her chastity.

An unattempted lady could not vaunt of her chastity.

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Chastity does not mean abstention from sexual wrong; it means something flaming, like Joan of Arc.

Chastity does not mean abstention from sexual wrong; it means something flaming, like Joan of Arc.

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Me of my lawful pleasure she restrained
And prayed me oft forbearance--did it with
A pudency so read more

Me of my lawful pleasure she restrained
And prayed me oft forbearance--did it with
A pudency so rosy, the sweet view on't
Might well have warmed old Saturn--that I thought her
As chaste as unsunned snow.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Chastity Quotes,
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The noble sister of Publicola,
The moon of Rome, chaste as the icicle
That's curded by the read more

The noble sister of Publicola,
The moon of Rome, chaste as the icicle
That's curded by the frost from purest snow
And hangs on Dian's temple--dear Valeria!

by William Shakespeare Found in: Chastity Quotes,
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A nice man is a man of nasty ideas.

A nice man is a man of nasty ideas.

by Jonathan Swift Found in: Chastity Quotes,
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A nun of winter's sisterhood kisses not more religiously; the
very ice of chastity is in them.

A nun of winter's sisterhood kisses not more religiously; the
very ice of chastity is in them.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Chastity Quotes,
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Even from the body's purity, the mind
Receives a secret sympathetic aid.

Even from the body's purity, the mind
Receives a secret sympathetic aid.

by James Thomson (1) Found in: Chastity Quotes,
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'Tis Chastity, my brother, Chastity: She that has that, is clad in complete steel

'Tis Chastity, my brother, Chastity: She that has that, is clad in complete steel

by John Milton Found in: Chastity Quotes,
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Lord, Make me chaste, but not yet

Lord, Make me chaste, but not yet

by St. Augustine Found in: Chastity Quotes,
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