Book VII · 61 · George Long (1862)

61. The art of life is more like the wrestler's art than the dancer's, in respect…

T he art of life is more like the wrestler's art than the dancer's, in respect of this, that it should stand ready and firm to meet onsets which are sudden and unexpected.

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The body ought to be compact, and to show no irregularity either in motion or attitude. For what the mind shows in the f…

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Constantly observe who those are whose approbation thou wishest to have, and what ruling principles they possess. For th…