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The human body is a magazine of inventions, the patent office, where are the models from which every hint is read more
The human body is a magazine of inventions, the patent office, where are the models from which every hint is taken. All the tools and engines on earth are only extensions of its limbs and senses.
Mental pleasure are never cloy; unlike those of the body, they are increased by repetition, approved by reflection, and strengthened read more
Mental pleasure are never cloy; unlike those of the body, they are increased by repetition, approved by reflection, and strengthened by enjoyment.
Leisure is the exultation of the possible.
Leisure is the exultation of the possible.
A feeble body weakens the mind.
A feeble body weakens the mind.
Our body is a well-set clock, which keeps good time, but if it be too much or indiscreetly tampered with, read more
Our body is a well-set clock, which keeps good time, but if it be too much or indiscreetly tampered with, the alarm runs out before the hour.
This body is not a home but an inn, and that only briefly.
This body is not a home but an inn, and that only briefly.
The human body has two ends on it: one to create with and one to sit on. Sometimes people get read more
The human body has two ends on it: one to create with and one to sit on. Sometimes people get their ends reversed. When this happens they need a kick in the seat of the pants.
The human body is a machine which winds its own springs.
The human body is a machine which winds its own springs.
A human being is an ingenious assembly of portable plumbing.
A human being is an ingenious assembly of portable plumbing.
