Why should we make account of time, or of magnitude, or of figure? The soul knows how to play with them as a young child plays with graybeards and in churches.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The human soul is not bound by physical limits like time, size, or shape.
- In plain terms
- Your spirit is free from physical rules.
- What can you take from it?
- Remember your mind is not limited by physical constraints.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What limits do you feel physically?
- How does your mind escape those limits?
Another view
Our physical bodies are constrained by laws of nature regardless of the soul.
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