Eat not to dullness, drink not to elevation.
It's okay to treat yourself once in awhile. I'm not going to stop eating Mexican food!
According to the saying of an ancient philosopher, one should eat to live, and not live to eat
Every one should be his own physician. We ought to assist, and not to force nature. Eat with moderation...Nothing is good for the body but what we can digest. What medicine can procure digestion? Exercise. What will recruit strength? Sleep.
I eat mostly organic, but I love macaroni and cheese, Mexican food, and egg-and-cheese croissants. So when I indulge, I eat protein and veggies for the rest of the day. It really is all about moderation and balance.
Make less thy body hence, and more thy grace. Leave gormandizing.
I live by the 80/20 rule: I'm 80 percent healthy, and then 20 percent indulgent.
Sobriety is love of health, or inability to eat much.
In order to prove a friend to one's guests, frugality must reign in one's meals; and, according to an ancient saying, one must eat to live, not live to eat.
People do need to stay healthy and eat right to keep the body fit and functioning. But, our sweet tooth is a part of this wonderful machine, so we have to honor it and spoil it from time to time... to time.
I'm a southern boy raised in Gainesville, Georgia, so it's natural for me to want fast food and sweet tea, but those are the things I've had to cut back on.
It's not the extremes and the treats that are the problem. It's the everyday.
You pray for good health and a body that will be strong in old age. Good-but your rich foods block the gods' answer and tie Jupiter's hands.
Pure air, sunlight, abstemiousness, rest, exercise, proper diet, the use of water, trust in Divine power-these are the true remedies.
I feel like you can eat everything that you want in moderation.
There is nothing particularly wrong with salmon, of course, but like caramel candy, strawberry yogurt, or liquid carpet cleaner, if you eat too much of it you are not going to enjoy your meal.
Moderation. Small helpings. Sample a little bit of everything. These are the secrets of happiness and good health.
Abstemiousness in diet and control of the passions, will preserve the intellect and give mental and moral vigor, enabling men to bring all their propensities under the control of the higher powers, and to discern between right and wrong, the sacred and the common.
I say 'no' to nothing, 'yes' to moderation. That's how I approach everything. No matter if it's candy or foie gras. When you have the real deal, you're satisfied with that one bite. I say go full throttle and call it a day.
Will I still get a slice of pizza? Will I drink a beer or two? Absolutely. You still have to live, but I try to do things in moderation.
Life is too short, and I'm Italian. I'd much rather eat pasta and drink wine than be a size 0.
I'm not one of those regimental people who never eats certain things - that's not life. You've got to live; you've got to eat what you want and treat yourself.
I have some sweets now and then, but I wouldn't say I have a major sweet tooth.
Life is too short to live on low-fat everything.
Now and again there are a few cookies going around the training ground. If we have played a game I can afford to have one.
