Purity Quotes
634 quotes by 417 authors
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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
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...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
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Everything we do, our every objective, must be undertaken for the sake of... purity of heart... we must practice the reading of the Scripture, together…
— John Cassian
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The Land where humanity has attained its highest towards gentleness, towards generosity, towards purity, towards calmness - it is India.
— Swami Vivekananda
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Men with fine gifts think it worth while to live to paint a few great pictures which shall be looked at and admired for generations;…
— J.R. Miller
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The certain mark by which a Christian community can be recognized is the preaching of the gospel in its purity.
— Martin Luther
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Martyrdom does not consist only in dying for one's faith. Martyrdom also consists in serving God with love and purity of heart every day of…
— St. Jerome
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I am convinced that the human heart hungers for constancy. In forfeiting the sanctity of sex by casual, nondiscriminato ry "making out" and "sleeping around,"…
— Elisabeth Elliot
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From it (the Rosary) the young will draw fresh energy with which to control the rebellious tendencies to evil and to preserve intact the stainless…
— Pope Pius XI
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Oh, to live even for a day in the full light of freedom, to breathe the free air of simplicity! Isn't that the highest purity?
— Swami Vivekananda
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Prayer gives us strength for great ideals, for keeping up our faith, charity, purity, generosity; prayer gives us strength to rise up from indifference and…
— Pope John Paul II
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The foul slime stands for the sloth and vice of man, the decay of humanity; the fragrant flower that springs from it, for the purity…
— Henry David Thoreau
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Truth, purity, and unselfishness wherever these are present, there is no power below or above the sun to crush the possessor thereof. Equipped with these,…
— Swami Vivekananda
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Peace of heart is the natural outcome of purity of heart.
— Spiros Zodhiates
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Eureka! [I have found it!] On discovery of a method to test the purity of gold.
— Archimedes
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The more we cling to virtues like humility, selflessness, modesty, and purity, the more beautiful we become - not only in His eyes, but also…
— Kylie Bisutti
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The study of eugenics had its beginning in Germany, sometime after the mid-19th century mark, stimulated by volkish concerns for Aryan racial purity. Rudolf Virchow,…
— Jim Keith
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When a man’s heart is right with God the mysterious utterances of the Bible are spirit and life to him. Spiritual truth is discernible only…
— Oswald Chambers
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Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible.
— Mahatma Gandhi
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In every aspect of life, purity and holiness, cleanliness and refinement, exalt the human condition . . . Even in the physical realm, cleanliness will…
— Abdu'l-Bahá
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