But the body is deeper than the soul and its secrets inscrutable.

E.m. Forster
But the body is deeper than the soul and its...
But the body is deeper than the soul and its...
But the body is deeper than the soul and its...
But the body is deeper than the soul and its...
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To know the secrets of the body is not the same as knowing the soul. The philosopher Aristotle said the body has its own set of laws, different from those who govern thought and emotion. Our bodies follow their own laws, driven by instinct, nature, and our DNA. Aristotle believed nature could never be altered by human will or reason. To believe otherwise would be to deny the strength of nature’s calling, which says that it is better to be useful than to be beautiful.

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