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    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.

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The eyes are more exact witnesses than the ears.

The eyes are more exact witnesses than the ears.

by Heraclitus Found in: Body Quotes,
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Wisdom is to the soul what health is to the body

Wisdom is to the soul what health is to the body

by De Saint-real Found in: Body Quotes,
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Hide your body in the Big Dipper

Hide your body in the Big Dipper

by Zen Proverb Found in: Body Quotes,
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The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight because by then, your body and your fat are read more

The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight because by then, your body and your fat are really good friends

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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.

by Plato Found in: Body Quotes,
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Leisure is the exultation of the possible.

Leisure is the exultation of the possible.

by Martin Buber Found in: Body Quotes,
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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.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Body Quotes,
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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.

by Theodore Roosevelt Found in: Body Quotes,
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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.

by Chungliang Al Huang Found in: Body Quotes,
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