Purity
Purity is the absence of impurity or contaminants in a substance. The term also applies to the absence of vice in human character.
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Famous quotes containing the word purity:
“My death, taking the light from my eyes, gives back to the day the purity which they soiled.”
—Jean Racine (1639–1699)
“This letter will be delivered to you by my child,—the child of my adoption,—my affection! Unblest with one natural friend, she merits a thousand. I send her to you innocent as an angel, and artless as purity itself; and I send you with her the heart of your friend, the only hope he has on earth, the subject of his tenderest thoughts, and the object of his latest cares.”
—Frances Burney (1752–1840)
“Fashion understands itself; good-breeding and personal superiority of whatever country readily fraternize with those of every other. The chiefs of savage tribes have distinguished themselves in London and Paris, by the purity of their tournure.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)