Bodily Quotes

265 Bodily quotes by 211 unique authors

It is a disgrace to grow old through sheer carelessness before seeing what manner of man you may become by developing your bodily strength and… — Socrates
Riches are the pettiest and least worthy gifts which God can give a man. What are they to God's Word, to bodily gifts, such as… — Martin Luther
I am alarmed when it happens that I have walked a mile into the woods bodily, without getting there in spirit. In my afternoon walk… — Henry David Thoreau
Christ, invisible to the bodily eye, manifests Himself on earth clearly through His Church ... The Church is the Body of Christ both because its… — John of Shanghai and San Francisco
Mary properly bore the name of Virgin, and possessed to the full all the attributes of purity. She was a virgin in both body and… — Gregory Palamas
Being delivered from bodily sins is not enough; we must also cleanse the inner energy which dwells in our soul. For out of our hearts… — Gregory Palamas
The recovery of spiritual sight and the healing of physical blindness have much in common. Some of those whose bodily eyes were blind received their… — Gregory Palamas
Anyone who has fallen into fornication, adultery or any other such bodily impurity, should desist from this revolting filth and cleanse himself through confession, tears,… — Gregory Palamas
The heart is refined, spiritual, and heavenly by nature - guard it; do not overburden it, do not make it earthly, be temperate to the… — John of Kronstadt
The honour of Jesus Christ is at stake in your bodily life. Are you remaining loyal to the Son of God in the things which… — Oswald Chambers
Death is a solemn event for everyone. It is the winding up of all earthly plans and expectations. It is a separation from all we… — J C Ryle
Emotion constantly finds expression in bodily position. — Mabel Elsworth Todd
Centuries of secularism have failed to transform eating into something strictly utilitarian. Food is still treated with reverence...To eat is still something more than to… — Alexander Schmemann
When men search for God with their bodily eyes they find Him nowhere, for He is invisible. But for those who ponder in the Spirit… — Symeon the New Theologian
Of course it is of no use to direct our steps to the woods, if they do not carry us thither. I am alarmed when… — Henry David Thoreau
Now, there are a very large number of bodily movements, having their source in our nervous system, that do not possess the character of conscious… — Wilhelm Wundt
Physiology is concerned with all those phenomena of life that present them selves to us in sense perception as bodily processes, and accordingly form part… — Wilhelm Wundt
At the very least, they can be persuaded that the bodily position makes no difference to their prayers; for they constantly forget[...]that they are animals… — C.S. Lewis
SOCRATES: Perhaps we may be wrong; if so, you in your wisdom should convince us that we are mistaken in preferring justice to injustice. THRASYMACHUS:… — Plato
I am alarmed when it happens that I have walked a mile into the woods bodily, without getting there in spirit. — Henry David Thoreau
As we tap into the deep sources of bodily wisdom through creative art expression,we dance the renewal, recreation, and healing of ourselves and our world. — Anna Halprin
The written word has taught me to listen to the human voice, much as the great unchanging statues have taught me to appreciate bodily motions. — Marguerite Yourcenar
Resurrection means bodily life after ‘life after death,’ or, if you prefer, bodily life after the state of ‘death’ — N. T. Wright
No severe or prolonged bodily illness followed this incident of the red-room: it only gave my nerves a shock, of which I feel the reverberation… — Charlotte Bronte
The things, good Lord, that we pray for, give us the grace to labour for', as Sir Thomas More expressed it. The inner voice of… — Philip Yancey

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