The body is an instrument, the mind its function, the witness and rewa…

George Santayana
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The body is an instrument, the mind its function, the witness and reward of its operation. ✨ George Santayana (1934). Little essays drawn from the writings of George Santayana, p.15, Рипол Классик
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