Oscar Wilde

If a work of art is rich and vital and complete, those who have artistic instincts will see its beauty, and those to whom ethics appeal more strongly than aesthetics will see its moral lesson. It will fill the cowardly with terror, and the unclean will see in it their own shame.

Irish Poet

Walt Whitman

Let that which stood in front go behind, let that which was behind advance to the front, let bigots, fools, unclean persons, offer new propositions, let the old propositions be postponed.

American Poet

Bryan Cranston

I'm not crazy about being out of control, and I get emotional when things are unclean. When things are out of order. When things are messy. Because I lived in a mess as a child.

American Actor

Gordon B. Hinckley

We cannot be unclean and expect the help of the Almighty.

American Clergyman

Henry David Thoreau

An unclean person is universally a slothful one.

American Author

Describes an instant feeling of something being dirty, as soon as one sees it.

Immediate Impression

Refers to the actual, physical condition of an object or person, not feelings or morality.

Physical State

Often linked with health and hygiene, suggests a need for washing or cleaning.

Hygiene Related

Understand and respect that what is 'unclean' can vary greatly between different cultures.

Cultural Sensitivity

Sometimes it implies a moral judgment or social disapproval, not just physical cleanliness.

Moral Judgment

Commonly used in religious contexts to talk about things forbidden by a particular faith.

Religious Context

Can be a euphemism for sexual content or suggestiveness, so be cautious in its use.

Euphemistic Caution

Indicates content that might not be suitable for children or in professional settings.

Adult Content

Be aware that in some slang, 'unclean' can imply illegal or taboo activities, beyond just indecency.

Slang Awareness

 My church's antics were such that we were constantly at odds with the world, and that reinforced our otherness on a daily basis. "Make a difference between the unclean and the clean," the verse says, and so we did. From baseball games to military funerals,

I grew up in the...

 traditional belief that to become men they must expel the contaminating influences of women when our mothers gave birth to us some of their blood remains in us which is considered unclean when we do the ritual it helps

Unclean