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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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Hide your body in the Big Dipper

Hide your body in the Big Dipper

by Zen Proverb Found in: Body Quotes,
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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.

by Plato Found in: Body Quotes,
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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.

by Seneca Found in: Body Quotes,
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What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare?

What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare?

by William H. Davies Found in: Body Quotes,
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If anything is sacred, the human body is sacred

If anything is sacred, the human body is sacred

by Walt Whitman Found in: Body Quotes,
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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.

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

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

by St. Jerome Found in: Body Quotes,
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