The exercise of thought, whatever people may say, is more noble than the exercise of bodily organs, and we give precedence to science over cookery and to intellectual training over hygiene.[L’action de la pensée est, quoi qu’on en dise, plus noble que celle du corps, et nous donnerons le pas à la science sur la cuisine, à l’instruction sur l’hygiène.]
Source:(Dana Estes & Co., ed. 1901), Part II. Means of Defence, Interior and Exterior, Meditation X. A Treatise on Marital Policy, Page 126
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