The hand is, in the highest degree, a human characteristic. It is man's organ of grasp and of the sense of touch, while in animals these two functions are relegated to the mouth.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The hand is man's most valuable servant; its dexterity enables it to respond to his slightest bidding.
The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.
Hands are the tool of the painter, the artist.
I always pet a dog with my left hand because if he bit me I'd still have my right hand to paint with.
There is a lovable quality about the actual tools. One feels so kindly to the thing that enables the hand to obey the brain. Moreover, one feels a good deal of respect for it; without it the brain and the hand would be helpless.
The circulatory system of man and the vertebrate animals can be considered as made up of a small number of organs or subordinate systems, which are easy to recognize anatomically, and the functions of which are on the whole quite distinct.
Non-human primates spend hours a day grooming each other. And with humans, touching is also important. It's a way to form bonds and connect in modern society. But you can also speed up the use of conscious purposes once you're aware of that, and it can be manipulated.
Whether it be the heart to conceive, the understanding to direct, or the hand to execute.
The human body is essentially something other than an animal organism.
The irregular and intimate quality of things made entirely by the human hand.
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