The principle of the mind does not differ from that of the body, which cannot be sustained without constant nourishment.

Luc de Clapiers, Marquis de Vauvenargues (1715-1747) French moralist, essayist, soldier
Reflections and Maxims [Réflexions et maximes], #194 (1746) [tr. Stevens (1940)]

 
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