Samuel Butler: The limits of the body seem well defined enough as definitions go, but definitions seldom go far.

The limits of the body seem well defined enough as definitions go, but definitio — Samuel Butler

The limits of the body seem well defined enough as definitions go, but definitions seldom go far.

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