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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Our body is a machine for living. It is geared towards it; it is its nature. Let life go on in it unhindered and let it defend itself; it will be more effective than if you paralyze it by encumbering it with remedies. – Leo Tolstoy

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Emotion always has its roots in the unconscious and manifests itself in the body. – Irene Claremont de Castillejo

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Sweat your prayers, dance your pain, and move on. – Gabrielle Roth

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Many people can listen to their cat more intelligently than they can listen to their own despised body. Because they attend to their pet in a cherishing way, it returns their love. Their body, however, may have to let out an earth-shattering scream in order to be heard at all. – Marion Woodman

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