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.

Wisdom is to the soul what health is to the body

Wisdom is to the soul what health is to the body

A healthy body is a guest chamber for the soul: a sick body is a prison.

A healthy body is a guest chamber for the soul: a sick body is a prison.

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.

All of us have mortal bodies, composed of perishable matter, but the soul lives forever: it is a portion of read more

All of us have mortal bodies, composed of perishable matter, but the soul lives forever: it is a portion of the Deity housed in our bodies.

A human being is an ingenious assembly of portable plumbing.

A human being is an ingenious assembly of portable plumbing.

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.

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

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.