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I have often quoted in talks Anatole France's terse brilliant phrase, "All is opinion." The Brahmins consider a twice-daily shower bath to be an essential part of their religion. The moderns say that cleanliness is next to godliness. Yet many a medieval monk remained unwashed for long periods, rejecting baths as luxuries for the effete and indulgences for the body.

-- Notebooks Category 5: The Body > Chapter 4 : Fasting > # 52