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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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To keep the body in good health is a duty… otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear. – Buddha

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

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Hate and fear can poison the body as surely as any toxic chemicals. – Joseph Krimsky

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Mindfulness of the body is awareness of… the taste and smell of this moment. – Steve Hagen

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