Spirit and body differ not essentially, but gradually. Anne Conway, Viscountess Conway More Quotes by Anne Conway, Viscountess Conway More Quotes From Anne Conway, Viscountess Conway For truly in nature there are many operations that are far more than mechanical. Nature is not simply an organic body like a clock, which has no vital principle of motion in it; but it is a living body which has life and perception, which are much more exalted than a mere mechanism or a mechanical motion. Anne Conway, Viscountess Conway nature life science