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Quote by Robert Herrick
The body is the souls poor house or home, whose ribs the laths are

The body is the souls poor house or home, whose ribs the laths are and whose flesh the loam. – Robert Herrick

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If a little labor, little are our gains. Mans fortunes are according to his pains. – Robert Herrick

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It takes great wit and interest and energy to be happy. The pursuit of happiness is a great activity. One must be open and alive. It is the greatest feat man has to accomplish. – Robert Herrick

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If our elaborate and dominating bodies are given us to be denied at every turn, if our nature is always wrong and wicked, how ineffectual we are – like fishes not meant to swim. – Cyril Connolly

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The body is an instrument, the mind its function, the witness and reward of its operation. – George Santayana

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Time was when I despised the body:
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