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The body is but a pair of pincers set over a bellows and a stew pa

The body is but a pair of pincers set over a bellows and a stew pan and the whole fixed upon stilts. – Samuel Butler, Notebooks

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Attention to the human body brings healing and regeneration. Through awareness of the body we remember who we really are. – Jack Kornfield

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We use our brains very little, and when we do, it is only to make excuses for our reflexes and our instincts — only to make our acts appear more studied. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

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The body is not a permanent dwelling, but a sort of inn which is to be left behind when one perceives that one is a burden to the host. – Seneca

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Our bodies are apt to be our autobiographies. – Frank Gillette Burgess

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