“The spirit was willing but the flesh was weak.”

“Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”

“Flora was in that state where the spirit may be willing but the flesh is weak and wishes to go on holiday - and where the flesh in most cases wins hands down with a packed suitcase. It did so now. So she did what many a researcher both great and insignificant does when they are stuck. She yawned while contemplating how to catch the Muse by surprising Her. Almost invariably, the Muse has seen it all before - and also yawns.”

“the material world and the flesh are only temporary - there are no sins of the flesh, spirit is everything!”

“If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things.”

“It is purity of spirit that will keep corruption from the flesh”