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    The face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes without speaking confess the secrets of the heart.

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A human being is an ingenious assembly of portable plumbing.

A human being is an ingenious assembly of portable plumbing.

by Christopher Morley 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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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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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.

by David Cronenberg Found in: Body Quotes,
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A feeble body weakens the mind.

A feeble body weakens the mind.

by Jean-jacques Rousseau Found in: Body Quotes,
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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.

by W. H. Auden Found in: Body Quotes,
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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.

by Epictetus 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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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.

by Natalie Clifford Barney Found in: Body Quotes,
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