Purity Quotes - Page 6
Purity is something that cannot be attained except by piling effort upon effort.
Miyamoto Musashi, Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Inazo Nitobe (2010). “Honor: Samurai Philosophy of Life - The Essential Samurai Collection; The Book of Five Rings, Hagakure: The Way of the Samurai, Bushido: The Soul of Japan.”, p.53, Bottom of the Hill
Sri Chinmoy (1997). “The Wings of Joy: Finding Your Path to Inner Peace”, p.194, Simon and Schuster
Lauren Bacall (2010). “By Myself and Then Some”, p.1, Harper Collins
Man flows at once to God when the channel of purity is open.
Henry David Thoreau (2012). “The Portable Thoreau”, p.274, Penguin
William Wordsworth, Robert Burns (1816). “A letter to a friend of Robert Burns occasioned by an intended republication of the account of the life of Burns, by dr. Currie [in The works of Robert Burns].”, p.18
External practices have value only as helps to develop internal purity.
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “Bhakti Yoga: The Yoga of Love and Devotion”, p.49, Advaita Ashrama (A publication branch of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math)
Pope Benedict XVI (2009). “Jesus of Nazareth”, Rizzoli International Publications
True art must be evidence of happiness, contentment and purity of its authors.
Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Gandhi, Homer A. Jack (2005). “The Wit and Wisdom of Gandhi”, p.159, Courier Corporation
Purification is never for the selfishly idle, it accrues only to the selflessly industrious.
Mahatma Gandhi (1975). “Collected Works”
Mahatma Gandhi (2005). “All Men Are Brothers”, p.174, A&C Black
Why should men arrogate to themselves the right to regulate female purity?
Mahatma Gandhi (2005). “All Men Are Brothers”, p.157, A&C Black
E.L. Doctorow (2008). “Creationists: Selected Essays, 1993-2006”, p.70, Random House
David Jeremiah (2015). “What to Do When You Don't Know What to Do”, p.170, David C Cook