Quotes About Purity

straw or a speck of dust anywhere.

Little kids shoot marbles where the branches break the sun into graceful shafts of light… I just want to be pure.

Isn't it evident we need more God and fewer gimmicks?

Whatever God approves of comes first. Whatever grieves him has to go.

The salt of the earth dissolves and the shit remains

I was a Christian. I didn't want to have sex before marriage, I was a bit uptight and not very self-confident. I was a virgin until I was 26.

What if each child was taught from the cradle to sing the song of peace...would the cynics not call it foolish, saying that to be gentle is to be weak? But I tell you that until we are as innocent and pure as doves, our journey will be long and the way dark. Raise doves, not wolves.

For even a little sin in our wellspring has the power to pollute and corrupt the very essence of who we are.

Pídele cuentas a la pura verdad que no se pringa, que no tiene piedad; yo sólo me colgué medallas que no gané.

What is elegance? Soap and water! CECIL BEATON

La guerra sembrava qualcosa di sacro ed eroico, proprio come ci avevano insegnato a scuola. Qualcosa che dava un senso alle nostre vite e ci rendeva puri. Cos'avevamo fatto per aver bisogno di una purificazione simile?

The purer the elements, the purer the work. In painting, there are two methods of expression, form and color; and the purer the colors, the purer the beauty of the work.

And then, the unspeakable purity and freshness of the air! There was just enough heat to enhance the value of the breeze, and just enough wind to keep the whole sea in motion, to make the waves come bounding to the shore, foaming and sparkling, as if wild with glee.

Three days (so I hear) she is without food, keeps her body pure of bread, longs to run herself aground in a sad secret death. Is it a god inside you, girl?

All children are beautiful: the thing they do with their eyes that seems so dazzling when they take you all in, or seem to take you all in; it's like being looked at by an alien, or a cat - who knows what they see?

So it stands to reason that as we are filled with Him, we will reflect His holiness and purity in who we are, in what we say, and in what we do. As a result, our lives will be in sharp contrast to those around us.

If the part of the dough offered as firstfruits is holy, then the whole batch is holy; if the root is holy, so are the branches. ROMANS 11:16

We were fair game but we have kept out of the cesspool. We are strong. We are the good ones. Do not discover us for we lie together all in green like pond weeds. Hold me, my young dear, hold me.

When you are trying to live the life of the Spirit, you will try to be pure. You do well, but why? In order that you may be pure, and leave your impure brethren in their impurity? Oh no! You must try to be pure, in order that there may be more purity in the world to share amongst all men.

Obedience to the law of chastity will increase our happiness in mortality and make possible our progress in eternity.

Always cleanse your skin at night. So much bacterial build-up happens over the day so at night you really need to take your time and cleanse properly.

I instinctively try to protect people from filth.

Remember this! No amount of Bacchic reveling can corrupt an honest woman.

Therefore, they advocate eating healthy foods, having a healthy sexual life, and living simply.