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 body is a community made up of its innumerable cells or inhabitants.

The body is a community made up of its innumerable cells or inhabitants.

My skull, my eyes, my nose three times, my jaw, my shoulder, my chest, two fingers, a knee, everything from read more

My skull, my eyes, my nose three times, my jaw, my shoulder, my chest, two fingers, a knee, everything from the top of my head to the bottom of my feet. [Listing what body parts he has broken].

Old men are dangerous it doesn't matter to them what is going to happen to the world

Old men are dangerous it doesn't matter to them what is going to happen to the world

I'm never less at leisure than when at leisure, or less alone than when alone.

I'm never less at leisure than when at leisure, or less alone than when alone.

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.

An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.

An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.

What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare?

What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare?

We are bound to our bodies like an oyster is to its shell.

We are bound to our bodies like an oyster is to its shell.