We should keep strict vigil on the already controlled senses so that they do not get an opportunity to raise their ugly heads. Pure diet is of great help in this regard i.e. in controlling sensual desires and anger
—The Vedas Sacred Books of Hinduism
If hunger is not the problem, then eating is not the solution.
—Indian Proverb
Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.
—Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born Physicist
The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight, because by then your body and your fat are really good friends.
—Indian Proverb
I find no sweeter fat than sticks to my own bones.
—Walt Whitman (1819–92) American Poet, Essayist, Journalist, American, Poet, Essayist, Journalist
A waist is a terrible thing to mind.
—Tom Wilson (1931–2011) American Cartoonist
Inside some of us is a thin person struggling to get out, but they can usually be sedated with a few pieces of chocolate cake.
—Indian Proverb
Violent delights have violent ends, and in their triumph die; like fire and powder, which, as they kiss, consume.—They are as sick that surfeit with too much, as they that starve with nothing.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
I think I just ate my willpower.
—Unknown
You can’t lose weight by talking about it. You have to keep your mouth shut.
—Unknown
The biggest seller is cookbooks and the second is diet books – how not to eat what you’ve just learned how to cook.
—Andy Rooney (b.1919) American Writer, Humorist, TV Personality
A diet is the penalty we pay for exceeding the feed limit.
—Unknown
A fig for your bill of fare; show me your bill of company.
—Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) Irish Satirist
As for food, half of my friends have dug their graves with their teeth.
—Chauncey Depew (1834–1928) American Lawyer, Politician, Raconteur
Govern well thy appetite, lest Sin Surprise thee, and her black attendant Death.
—John Milton (1608–74) English Poet, Civil Servant, Scholar, Debater
If food is your best friend, it’s also your worst enemy.
—Grandpa Jones (1913–98) American Singer, Banjo Player
I have a great diet. You’re allowed to eat anything you want, but you must eat it with naked fat people.
—Indian Proverb
Let me have men about me that are fat, sleek-headed men and such as sleep a-nights. Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look. He thinks too much. Such men are dangerous.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
Now, good digestion wait on appetite, and health on both!
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
At the end of every diet, he path curves back to the trough.
—Mason Cooley (1927–2002) American Aphorist
When we lose twenty pounds… we may be losing the twenty best pounds we have! We may be losing the pounds that contain our genius, our humanity, our love and honesty.
—Woody Allen (b.1935) American Film Actor, Director
Flabbergasted, adj. Appalled over how much weight you have gained.
—Indian Proverb
Another good reducing exercise consists in placing both hands against the table edge and pushing back.
—Robert Quillen (1887–1948) American Journalist, Humorist
If you have formed the habit of checking on every new diet that comes along, you will find that, mercifully, they all blur together, leaving you with only one definite piece of information: french-fried potatoes are out.
—Jean Kerr (1922–2003) Irish-American Author, Playwright
A golfer’s diet: live on greens as much as possible.
—Unknown
In the course of my life, I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I have always found it a wholesome diet.
—Winston Churchill (1874–1965) British Head of State, Political leader, Historian, Journalist, Author
When the stomach is full, it is easy to talk of fasting.
—Jerome (347–420) Greek Priest, Apologist, Saint
One should strive to maintain good health by taking balanced diet and exercising regularly.
—The Vedas Sacred Books of Hinduism
They whose sole bliss is eating can give but that one brutish reason why they live.
—Juvenal (c.60–c.136 CE) Roman Poet
Be plain in dress, and sober in your diet; In short, my dear, kiss me and be quiet.
—Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689–1762) English Aristocrat, Poet, Novelist, Writer