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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 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.

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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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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.

by Flavius Josephus 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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The human body is a machine which winds its own springs.

The human body is a machine which winds its own springs.

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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.

by John Donne Found in: Body Quotes,
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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.

by W. H. Auden Found in: Body Quotes,
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Many people treat their bodies as if they were rented from Hertz-something they are using to get around in but read more

Many people treat their bodies as if they were rented from Hertz-something they are using to get around in but nothing they genuinely care about understanding.

by Chungliang Al Huang Found in: Body Quotes,
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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.

by George Melton Found in: Body Quotes,
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