Fasting Quotes

166 Fasting quotes by 93 unique authors

Real filth is the one inside. The rest simply washes off. There is only one type of dirt that cannot be cleansed with pure waters,… — Elif Safak
Fasting is the first principle of medicine; fast and see the strength of the spirit reveal itself. — Unknown Author
Fasting blinds the body in order to open the eyes of your soul. — Unknown Author
If you want to ascend like the Prophet to the sky of immortality, know this very well: Fasting is your Arabian stallion. — Unknown Author
Fasting is an amazing thing. It gives people heart and soul. — Unknown Author
The kitchen of the body darkens the lives of lovers. Fasting came to enlighten them. — Unknown Author
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… — Saint Augustine
The light of the world will illuminate within you when you fast and purify yourself. — Mahatma Gandhi
What the eyes are for the outer world, fasts are for the inner. — Mahatma Gandhi
More caution and perhaps more restraint are necessary in breaking a fast than in keeping it. — Mahatma Gandhi
He who buries his head deep into a nosebag full of food cannot hope to see the invisible world. — Al-Ghazali
Fasting and natural diet, though essentially unknown as a therapy, should be the first treatment when someone discovers that he or she has a medical… — Joel Fuhrman
The time may come when not offering this substantially more effective nutritional approach will be considered malpractice. — Joel Fuhrman
Fasting reminds us that we are sustained by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God (Matt. 4:4). Food does not sustain us; God… — Richard J. Foster
Fasting is a medicine. — Saint John Chrysostom
To gain victory over the flesh was the purpose of fasting and celibacy, which denied the pleasures of this world for the sake of reward… — Barbara Tuchman
Juice fasting destroys your metabolic rate. I see a lot of women who are like, 'Oh, I lost seven pounds and then I gained 10.'… — Tracy Anderson
Your prayers, effort and fasting for many years are not lost. This is the time you have been praying for. Breakthrough! — T. B. Joshua
The ideal technique for successful fasting is the use of fresh, raw fruit and vegetable juices. On such a diet, the full spectrum of nutrients… — Rudolph Ballentine
You priests. You're all the same. You think fasting helps you think about God, when anyone who can cook would tell you that fasting just… — Joanne Harris
I was a devil of a scapegrace in my time.... Father racked his head for days together to find a punishment that I should remember;… — Stijn Streuvels
Fasting is futile unless it is accompanied by an incessant longing for self-restraint. — Mahatma Gandhi
What is the benefit of fasting in our body while filling our souls with innumerable evils? He who does not play at dice, but spends… — Saint Basil
The principle of fasting is taught in almost all major world religions as a means of developing a higher level of self-mastery and self-control, and… — Stephen Covey
Laboratory tests are the next set of important numbers to know. Here are the key lab test numbers you need to know: 1. Complete blood… — Daniel Amen

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