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It is a sign of a dull nature to occupy oneself deeply in matters that concern the body; for instance, read more
It is a sign of a dull nature to occupy oneself deeply in matters that concern the body; for instance, to be over much occupied about exercise, about eating and drinking, about easing oneself, about sexual intercourse.
How many inner resources one needs to tolerate a life of leisure without fatigue.
How many inner resources one needs to tolerate a life of leisure without fatigue.
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.
I don't think that the flesh is necessarily treacherous, evil, bad. It is cantankerous, and it is independent. The idea read more
I don't think that the flesh is necessarily treacherous, evil, bad. It is cantankerous, and it is independent. The idea of independence is the key. It really is like colonialism. The colonies suddenly decide that they can and should exist with their own personality and should detach from the control of the mother country. At first the colony is perceived as being treacherous. It's a betrayal. Ultimately, it can be seen as the separation of a partner that could be very valuable as an equal rather than as something you dominate.
The human body is not a thing or substance, given, but a continuous creation. The human body is an energy read more
The human body is not a thing or substance, given, but a continuous creation. The human body is an energy system which is never a complete structure; never static; is in perpetual inner self-construction and self-destruction; we destroy in order to make it new.
A healthy body is a guest chamber for the soul: a sick body is a prison.
A healthy body is a guest chamber for the soul: a sick body is a prison.
Wisdom is to the soul what health is to the body
Wisdom is to the soul what health is to the body
The eyes are more exact witnesses than the ears.
The eyes are more exact witnesses than the ears.
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.
