Quote by Benjamin Franklin
To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals. - Benjamin Franklin

To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals. – Benjamin Franklin

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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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He who buries his head deep into a nosebag full of food cannot hope to see the invisible world. – Al-Ghazali

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If thou wouldst preserve a sound body, use fasting and walking; if a healthful soul, fasting and praying; walking exercises the body, praying exercises the soul, fasting cleanses both. – Francis Quarles

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Any healthy man can go without food for two days — but not without poetry. – Charles Baudelaire

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