“To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligent an art” La Rochefoucauld

The human body uses food and water as fuel to sustain itself. However it is the mind which is the driving force behind every little action and emotion, and so here are a few quotes to fuel the human mind and spirit. Enjoy and let the wisdom behind these words percolate into your very beings!

Quotes on health and eating

He who takes medicine and neglects diet, wastes the skill of the physician’s- Chinese Proverb

The wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings. Let food be your medicine’s. – Hippocrates

Those who have no time for healthy eating will sooner or later have to find time for illnesses – modified from: Edward Stanley (1826-1893) from The Conduct of Life

“One should eat to live, not live to eat” – Benjamin Franklin

Those who eat too much or eat too little, who sleep too much or sleep too little, will not succeed in meditation. But those who are temperate in eating and sleeping work and recreation will come to the end of sorrow through meditation. Bhagavad-Gita

We never repent of having eaten too little. Thomas Jefferson

Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you area.Anthelme Brillat- Savarin

If you have health, you probably will be happy, and if you have health and happiness, you have all the wealth you need, even if it is not all you want.  Elbert Hubbard

The longer I live the less confidence I have in drugs and the greater is my confidence in the regulation and administration of diet and regimen. Redman Coxe, 1800

When it comes to eating right and exercising, there is no "I’ll start tomorrow." Tomorrow is disease. – V. L Allineare

Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit. When one is free from physical disabilities and mental distractions, the gates of the soul open. B.K.S Iyengar

Sometimes in life the difference between success and failure is right motivation.