The soul, they say, is divine and the flesh is iniquity. But I am a musician and I ask this - without the wood and the strings of the violin, where would the sonata find form?

Kathleen Valentine
The soul, they say, is divine and the flesh is...
The soul, they say, is divine and the flesh is...
The soul, they say, is divine and the flesh is...
The soul, they say, is divine and the flesh is...
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The soul, they say, is divine and the flesh is iniquity. But I am a musician and I ask this - without the wood and the strings of the violin, where would the sonata find form?is a quote from artist Frédéric Chopin. It means that the soul is pure and beautiful; it's what you are when you are living your life. The flesh is what you are when you are alive. Both are important but one is more important than the other.

Source: The Old Mermaids Tale: A Novel Of The Great Lakes

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