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Purity Quotes

One word, many meanings, from sincerity to caution.

These purity quotes mostly focus on sincerity in love and the fading of founding ideals over time. See our Innocence quotes for closely related reflections.

The AAP from the beginning made it clear that they were about changing policy and not being a symbol of purity in a corrupt world.

Quotes by Abhijit Banerjee

It has, therefore, been a favorite boast of the people of Wales and Cornwall, that the original British stock flourishes in its unmixed purity only among them.

Quotes by Thomas Bulfinch

He who loves with purity considers not the gift of the lover, but the love of the giver.

Quotes by Thomas a Kempis

I have a purity ring.

Quotes by Teyana Taylor

Clarity Quotes

Purity of heart is to will one thing.

Quotes by Soren Kierkegaard

Throughout human history, the apostles of purity, those who have claimed to possess a total explanation, have wrought havoc among mere mixed-up human beings.

Quotes by Salman Rushdie

It is a debt we owe to the purity of our religion to show that it is at variance with that law which warrants slavery.

Quotes by Patrick Henry

He was seriously thinking of becoming a monk. He thought he had to be celibate to maintain the purity of his instrument, but my instrument needed tuning, and we had to split.

Quotes by Mimi Rogers

The way to preserve the peace of the church is to preserve its purity.

Quotes by Matthew Henry

Emotion Quotes

The real ornament of woman is her character, her purity.

Mahatma Gandhi

The Bush administration does not desire to see Islam practiced in its pristine purity.

Quotes by Louis Farrakhan

I don't pass the Tea Party's purity test.

Quotes by Lisa Murkowski

Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation... even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind.

Leonardo da Vinci

People have been trying for centuries to manipulate genes, enhance certain traits, and achieve racial purity, even in humans. And of course I thought of the Nazis and their efforts toward Aryan magnificence.

Quotes by Katherine Dunn

Innocence Quotes

Alas, all traditions lose their primal purity and we all fail our founders.

Quotes by Karen Armstrong

Rare is the union of beauty and purity.

Quotes by Juvenal

I did say that in-group, authority and purity are necessary for the maintenance of order, but I would never give them a blanket endorsement.

Quotes by Jonathan Haidt

Many slaves on this continent are oppressed, and their cries have reached the ears of the Most High. Such are the purity and certainty of his judgments, that he cannot be partial in our favor.

Quotes by John Woolman

From whichever angle one looks at it, the application of racial theories remains a striking proof of the lowered demands of public opinion upon the purity of critical judgment.

Quotes by Johan Huizinga

Simplicity Quotes

Well, purity - there's no purity in politics.

Quotes by Jim DeMint

Frequently Asked Questions

What different meanings of 'purity' appear in this topic?
The quotes cover sincerity in love, the fading of a founding movement's original ideals over time, and a more cautionary reflection on the history of genetic science.
Does this topic touch on a difficult historical subject?
Yes, one quote references how genetic science has, at points in history, been misused toward troubling ideological goals — it's presented as a sober historical caution, not an endorsement of any such idea.
Is purity mostly discussed as a positive trait here?
Mostly yes — one quote frames pure love as valuing the giver over any gift, a warm, personal use of the word distinct from the historical reference.
Do any quotes discuss cultural or regional heritage claims?
Yes, one references a regional claim about an original, unmixed lineage among certain peoples, treated here as a historical curiosity rather than an endorsed viewpoint.
What related topic explores similar emotional ground?
Our Innocence quotes cover closely related ideas about sincerity and untouched character.

One quote references the history of genetic science being misused toward troubling ideological ends, a cautionary note rather than an endorsement. Continue with our Clarity or Simplicity quotes.