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Fasting cleanses the soul, raises the mind, subjects one's flesh t

Fasting cleanses the soul, raises the mind, subjects one’s flesh to the spirit, renders the heart contrite and humble, scatters the clouds of concupiscence, quenches the fire of lust, and kindles the true light of chastity. Enter again into yourself. – Augustine of Hippo

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[H]appy is he who has fasted in sincerity and truth! Happy he whose humbled heart has expanded in love! – Alexandre Vinet (1797–1847), “The Fasting God Regards Not,” Evangelical Me

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Periodic fasting can help clear up the mind and strengthen the body and the spirit. – Ezra Taft Benson

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What is the benefit of fasting in our body while filling our souls with innumerable evils? – Basil

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I fast for greater physical and mental efficiency. – Plato

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