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Fasting strengthens control over our appetites, thus contributing

Fasting strengthens control over our appetites, thus contributing to self-mastery. – George Romney

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One of my confreres sketched an explanation that attracted me: since the process of digestion is under the control of the brain, its cessation gave repose to the brain, allowed it a vacation. – Adalbert de Vogüé, To Love Fasting: The Monastic Experience

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The very act of eating can be exhausting; it takes a lot of energy to digest food. When the body is freed from that chore, it naturally feels lighter and much more vibrant. – Allan Cott

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Make hunger thy sauce, as a medicine for health. – Thomas Tusser

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I fast for greater physical and mental efficiency. – Plato

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