Famous quotes containing the words permanent and/or body:
“As to the permanent interest of individuals in the aggregated interests of the community, and in the proverbial maxim, that honesty is the best policy, present temptation is often found to be an overmatch for those considerations.”
—James Madison (1751–1836)
“The body is no body to be seen
But is an eye that studies its black lid.”
—Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)