Purifying Quotes

58 quotes by 53 authors

The purer the artist's 'mirror' is, the more true reality reflects in it. Overseeing the historical culture of art, we must conclude that the mirror… — Piet Mondrian
Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well. — Mahatma Gandhi
A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winter then in its early and clear stages, was a purifying engine that ran unhindered over city and country, alerting the stars to sparkle violently… — Mark Helprin
It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know. We all know people who are… — Eleanor Roosevelt
Jose Palacios, his oldest servant, found him floating naked with his eyes open in the purifying waters of his bath and thought he had drowned. — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
But, drawn to her at that moment, he felt a quiet like the voice of the rain flow over him. He knew well enough that… — Yasunari Kawabata
Most artists are brought to their vocation when their own nascent gifts are awakened by the work of a master. That is to say, most… — Lewis Hyde
For that moment, at least, all our doors and windows were wide open; we were not carefully shutting out God's purifying light, in order to… — Madeleine L'Engle
Cleaning is considered a vital part of the training process in all traditional Japanese disciplines and is a required practice for any novice. It is… — Mineko Iwasaki
Our vision is so limited we can hardly imagine a love that does not show itself in protection from suffering.... The love of God did… — Elisabeth Elliot
The light in her eyes was beyond description, yet it did not instill improper thoughts: it inspired a love tempered by awe, purifying the hearts… — Umberto Eco
Science can have a purifying effect on religion, freeing it from beliefs of a pre-scientific age and helping us to a truer conception of God.… — Nevill Francis Mott
My three years at the NIH were critical in my scientific education. I learned an immense amount about the research process: developing assays, purifying macromolecules,… — Stanley B. Prusiner
The Lord has declared to the Hindu in His incarnation as Krishna. I am in every religion as the thread through a string of pearls.… — Swami Vivekananda
I can't even express to you the place that I go when I'm onstage singing. It is unlike anything I've ever experienced before. It's such… — Jada Pinkett Smith
If life has not made you by God's grace, through faith, holy...think you, will death without faith do it? The cold waters of that narrow… — Alexander MacLaren
For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh, how… — GODDEY WILSON

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