The human body is the best picture of the human soul.
—Ludwig Wittgenstein, c. 1947Quotes
As the saying goes, an old woman is always uneasy when dry bones are mentioned in a proverb.
—Chinua Achebe, 1958Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.
—Kate Moss, 2009One’s body, hair, and skin are a gift from one’s parents—do not dare to allow them to be harmed.
—Classic of Filial Piety, c. 200 BCYour body is the church where nature asks to be reverenced.
—Marquis de Sade, 1797I’m at an age when my back goes out more than I do.
—Phyllis Diller, 1981If I see something sagging, dragging, or bagging, I’m going to go have the stuff tucked or plucked.
—Dolly Parton, 2003Very shy people don’t even want to take up the space that their body actually takes up.
—Andy Warhol, 1975I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king.
—Elizabeth I, 1588The enlightened man says: I am body entirely and nothing beside.
—Friedrich Nietzsche, 1883Every tooth in a man’s head is more valuable than a diamond.
—Miguel de Cervantes, 1605My face looks like a wedding cake left out in the rain.
—W.H. Auden, c. 1967Celibacy goes deeper than the flesh.
—F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1920