When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
The mighty power of logic cleanses all it touches.
I don't do detoxes or cleanses; they don't really work for me.
The flow of time cleanses the past and heals the wounds in people's hearts. But there are wounds we cant speak of.
Now it is the blood of Jesus which saves, and it is the same blood which cleanses and sanctifies; and as we had to come lo Jesus to be plunged into the fountain, so we have to abide in Jesus by fellowship, to grow up into Christlikeness.
There's nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you.
The Holy Ghost converts [us] from carnality to spirituality. It cleanses, heals, and purifies the soul. . . . . Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, repentance, and water baptism are all preliminary and prerequisite to it, but [the baptism of fire] is the consummation. To receive [this baptism of fire] is to have one's garments washed in the atoning blood of Jesus Christ.
Only that is poetry which cleanses and mans me.
Adversity cleanses the lethargies of man
When power corrupts, poetry cleanses
A genuine fast cleanses the body, mind and soul. It crucifies the flesh and to that extent sets the soul free.
Time cleanses what it touches over time.
