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If anything is sacred, the human body is sacred
If anything is sacred, the human body is sacred
The human body is a machine which winds its own springs.
The human body is a machine which winds its own springs.
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.
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.
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 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.
I'm not into working out. My philosophy: No pain, no pain.
I'm not into working out. My philosophy: No pain, no pain.
An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
