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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
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.
An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
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.
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.
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.
Our bodies are apt to be our autobiographies.
Our bodies are apt to be our autobiographies.
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.
Leisure is the exultation of the possible.
Leisure is the exultation of the possible.
