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It is the common wonder of all men, how among so many millions of faces, there should be none alike.
It is the common wonder of all men, how among so many millions of faces, there should be none alike.
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].
The pain of the mind is worse than the pain of the body
The pain of the mind is worse than the pain of the 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.
A feeble body weakens the mind.
A feeble body weakens the mind.
The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar, and is shocked by the unexpected: the eye, on the other read more
The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar, and is shocked by the unexpected: the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.
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?
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 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.
