Divine Body

Famous quotes containing the words divine and/or body:

    “When a man and a woman have an overwhelming passion for each other, it seems to me, in spite of such obstacles dividing them as parents or husband, that they belong to each other in the name of Nature, and are lovers by Divine right, in spite of human convention or the laws.”
    —Sébastien-Roch Nicolas De Chamfort (1741–1794)

    “It is cowardly to fly from natural duties and take up those that suit our taste or temperament better; but it is also unwise to take an exaggerated view of personal duties, which shuts out the proper care of the mind and body entrusted to us.”
    —Ellen Henrietta Swallow Richards (1842–1911)