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Reborn, Sappho
wears monks' saffron.
Reborn, Sappho
wears monks' saffron.
Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you've conquered human nature.
Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you've conquered human nature.
The only way for a rich man to be healthy is by exercise and abstinence, to live as if he read more
The only way for a rich man to be healthy is by exercise and abstinence, to live as if he were poor.
If a man earnestly seeks a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from animal food.
If a man earnestly seeks a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from animal food.
All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
Why have a cake if I can't eat it?
Why have a cake if I can't eat it?
Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
Once during Prohibition I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water.
Once during Prohibition I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water.
It is difficult to talk and to do yogic breathing exercises
at the same time. Kissing, talking, eating, breathing..
must read more
It is difficult to talk and to do yogic breathing exercises
at the same time. Kissing, talking, eating, breathing..
must drive carefully in each others' corridors.