Shame on the soul, to falter on the road of life while the body still perseveres.
—Marcus Aurelius, c. 170
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The enlightened man says: I am body entirely and nothing beside.
—Friedrich Nietzsche, 1883All God’s children are not beautiful. Most of God’s children are, in fact, barely presentable.
—Fran Lebowitz, 1978Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.
—Kate Moss, 2009To lose confidence in one’s body is to lose confidence in oneself.
—Simone de Beauvoir, 1949