Every man must descend into the flesh to meet mankind.

Flesh was the reason why oil painting was invented.

If I see something sagging, dragging, or bagging, I’m going to go have the stuff tucked or plucked.

One’s body, hair, and skin are a gift from one’s parents—do not dare to allow them to be harmed.

All God’s children are not beautiful. Most of God’s children are, in fact, barely presentable.

The enlightened man says: I am body entirely and nothing beside.

Shame on the soul, to falter on the road of life while the body still perseveres.

Celibacy goes deeper than the flesh.

Very shy people don’t even want to take up the space that their body actually takes up.

The human body is the best picture of the human soul.

As the saying goes, an old woman is always uneasy when dry bones are mentioned in a proverb.

I’m at an age when my back goes out more than I do.

To know intense joy without a strong bodily frame, one must have an enthusiastic soul.