Full Idea
The human body is the best picture of the human soul.
Gist of Idea
The human body is the best picture of the human soul
Source
Ludwig Wittgenstein (Philosophical Investigations [1952], II.iv)
Book Reference
Wittgenstein,Ludwig: 'Philosophical Investigations', ed/tr. Anscombe,E. [Blackwell 1972], p.178
A Reaction
Nice. How did we imagine the soul before reading that remark? My soul requires fingernails and eyelids in order to fulfil its essential nature.