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A feeble body weakens the mind.
A feeble body weakens the mind.
Wisdom is to the soul what health is to the body
Wisdom is to the soul what health is to the body
A human being is an ingenious assembly of portable plumbing.
A human being is an ingenious assembly of portable plumbing.
Our bodies are apt to be our autobiographies.
Our bodies are apt to be our autobiographies.
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.
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.
Many people treat their bodies as if they were rented from Hertz-something they are using to get around in but read more
Many people treat their bodies as if they were rented from Hertz-something they are using to get around in but nothing they genuinely care about understanding.
An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
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.
