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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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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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The eyes are more exact witnesses than the ears.

The eyes are more exact witnesses than the ears.

by Heraclitus Found in: Body Quotes,
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Leisure is the exultation of the possible.

Leisure is the exultation of the possible.

by Martin Buber Found in: Body Quotes,
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Begin to see yourself as a soul with a body rather than a body with a soul.

Begin to see yourself as a soul with a body rather than a body with a soul.

by Wayne Dyer Found in: Body Quotes,
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I'm not into working out. My philosophy: No pain, no pain.

I'm not into working out. My philosophy: No pain, no pain.

by George H. Mead 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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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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Our bodies are apt to be our autobiographies.

Our bodies are apt to be our autobiographies.

by Frank Gelett Burgess 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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