The world is made of the very stuff of the body.
—Maurice Merleau-Ponty, 1961
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Every tooth in a man’s head is more valuable than a diamond.
—Miguel de Cervantes, 1605What are men anyway but balloons on legs, a lot of blown-up bladders?
—Gaius Petronius Arbiter, c. 64It hurts to watch the fluency of a body acclimated to its shackling.
—Leslie Jamison, 2014One’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 BC