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Human body9 quotes
The human body is the best picture of the human soul. — Ludwig Wittgenstein · 1953If anything is sacred the human body is sacred. — Walt Whitman · 1855There are more disorders of the mind than of the body, and they are of a more dangerous nature. — Cicero · 45 BCYou know how they say we only use 10 percent of our brains? I think we only use 10 percent of our hearts. — John Beckwith · 2005Our body is a machine for living. It is organized for that, it is its nature. Let life go on in it unhindered and let it defend itself, it will do more than if you paralyze it by encumbering it with remedies. — Leo Tolstoy · 1869Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? — Apostle Paul · 55All 9 quotes →Body and soul2 quotes
The human body is the best picture of the human soul. — Ludwig Wittgenstein · 1953There are more disorders of the mind than of the body, and they are of a more dangerous nature. — Cicero · 45 BCBody as a temple2 quotes
If anything is sacred the human body is sacred. — Walt Whitman · 1855Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? — Apostle Paul · 55Art1 quote
Although we read with our minds, the seat of artistic delight is between the shoulder blades. That little shiver behind is quite certainly the highest form of emotion that humanity has attained when evolving pure art and pure science. Let us worship the spine and its tingle. — Vladimir NabokovHead vs. heart1 quote
You know how they say we only use 10 percent of our brains? I think we only use 10 percent of our hearts. — John Beckwith · 2005Pleasure of art1 quote
Although we read with our minds, the seat of artistic delight is between the shoulder blades. That little shiver behind is quite certainly the highest form of emotion that humanity has attained when evolving pure art and pure science. Let us worship the spine and its tingle. — Vladimir NabokovSickness1 quote
There are more disorders of the mind than of the body, and they are of a more dangerous nature. — Cicero · 45 BCThe soul1 quote
There are more disorders of the mind than of the body, and they are of a more dangerous nature. — Cicero · 45 BC