The human body is the best work of art.

Scott’s aphorism elevates the body from a merely biological vessel to an aesthetic achievement. Read this way, it challenges narrow standards of beauty by implying that the body’s value lies not only in appearance but in its intricate design, resilience, and expressive capacity—movement, sensation, and lived experience. The line also blurs boundaries between “art” and “nature,” suggesting that artistry can be inherent rather than manufactured. In a contemporary context, it can be taken as a corrective to shame-based or commodified views of the body, inviting respect, care, and wonder toward embodiment itself.