Some have asked if the stock of men could not be improved,--if they could not be bred as cattle. Let Love be purified, and all the... rest will follow. A pure love is thus, indeed, the panacea for all the ills of the world.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
... pure and intelligent women can be deceived and misled by the baser sort, their very innocence and experience making them credu...lous and the helpless tools of the guilty and bold.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.... He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.... Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is c...ommendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep... himself unspotted from the world.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »