Pure Quotes

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There is no such thing as a pure extrovert or a pure introvert. Such a man would be in the lunatic asylum. — Carl Jung
I would sooner be holy than happy if the two things could be divorced. Were it possible for a man always to sorrow and yet… — Charles Spurgeon
We cannot go back in time and change the past, but we can repent. The Savior can wipe away our tears of regret and remove… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
The full acting out of the self's surrender to God therefore demands pain: this action, to be perfect, must be done from the pure will… — C.S. Lewis
Fantasy (in this sense) is, I think, not a lower but a higher form of Art, indeed the most nearly pure form, and so (when… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Leave all human injustices to the Lord, for God is the Judge, but as to yourself, be diligent in loving everybody with a pure heart... — John of Kronstadt
As the Holy Trinity, our God is One Being, although Three Persons, so, likewise, we ourselves must be one. As our God is indivisible, we… — John of Kronstadt
Perfection... is clearly not achieved simply by being naked, by the lack of wealth or by the rejection of honors, unless there is also that… — John Cassian
'Hail, you who are highly favored, the Lord is with you' (Lk. 1:28)! Thus does the holy Church invoke the most holy Virgin, the Mother… — John of Kronstadt
May you be children of God, pure and unblameable, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation (cf. Phil. 1:15): and may you never… — Gregory of Nazianzus
God is resplendently reflected in the souls of His chosen ones, and these pure souls, these images of God, like the transparent glass, shine forth… — John of Kronstadt
... whenever Christ, the Bridegroom of pure souls, is mystically united with each soul, He gives the Father occasion to rejoice over this as at… — Gregory Palamas
Men seized of the urge to have a knowledge of God and to be pure in mind devote all their gathered energies to this one… — John Cassian
The second request of the very pure soul is to see the coming of the Father's kingdom (cf. Mt. 6:10). What this means first of… — John Cassian
When the soul is solidly rooted in... peacefulness, when it is freed of the bonds of every carnal urge, when the unshaking thrust of the… — John Cassian
...if you wish to get pure air into your room, or if you go for a walk in the fresh air, think of the pure… — John of Kronstadt
I pray we... come to this darkness so far above light! If only we lacked sight and knowledge so as to see, so as to… — Pope Dionysius
There never was an assembly of men, charged with a great and arduous trust, who were more pure in their motives, or more exclusively or… — James Madison
Mankind has invested more than four million years of evolution in the attempt to avoid physical exertion. Now a group of backward-thinking atavists mounted on… — P.J. O'Rourke
Time is so old and love so brief, love is pure gold and time a thief. We're late, darling, we're late, The curtain descends, everything… — Ogden Nash
If you evolve within you, there will be no pride, no prejudice. You will perform action out of pure, absolute sense. — Jaggi Vasudev
What you call intelligence and what you refer to as the Creator are not different. The Creator is pure intelligence, intelligence beyond logic. — Jaggi Vasudev
There isn't much in the way of pure communist spirit, because the whole nation seems to be engaged in capitalistic enterprises. Much of the country… — Iris Chang
[At a musical concert:] . . . the music's pure algebra of enchantment. — Conrad Aiken
The emptiness I speak about is not the emptiness the mind imagines. It is not blank. Your body can continue expressing in a natural way.… — Mooji

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