A human being is an ingenious assembly of portable plumbing.

A human being is an ingenious assembly of portable plumbing.

Wisdom is to the soul what health is to the body

Wisdom is to the soul what health is to the body

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

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.

Love's mysteries in souls do grow, But yet the body is his book.

Love's mysteries in souls do grow, But yet the body is his book.

Of one thing I am certain, the body is not the measure of healing peace is the measure.

Of one thing I am certain, the body is not the measure of healing peace is the measure.

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.

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.