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Quote by Thomas Kempis
By two wings a man is lifted up from things earthly: by simplicity

By two wings a man is lifted up from things earthly: by simplicity and purity. – Thomas Kempis

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The purity men love is like the mists which envelope the earth, and not like the azure ether beyond. – Henry David Thoreau

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No one is more dangerous than he who imagines himself pure in heart: for his purity, by definition, is unassailable. – James Baldwin

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Purity

Purity is the power to contemplate defilement. – Simone Weil

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Purity

We are not na?ve enough to ask for pure men; we ask merely for men whose impurity does not conflict with the obligations of their job. – Jean Rostand

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Purity

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