We know that the body needs bread, therefore we seek for bread for it: so must we seek for the food of the soul.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the importance of nourishing both the body and the soul.
Lancelot Andrewes highlights the necessity of not only providing for our physical needs, such as food for the body, but also addressing our spiritual and emotional well-being. Just as we seek sustenance for our physical selves, we must also actively seek nourishment for our souls through introspection, learning, and meaningful connections.
In practice
In a speech about mental health, one could use this quote to illustrate the importance of spiritual care.
I used to love to untangle chains when I was a child. I had thin, busy fingers, and I never gave up. Perhaps there was a psychiatric component to my concentration but like much of my psychic damage, this worked to everyone's advantage.
Some people write heavily, some write lightly. I prefer the light approach because I believe there is a great deal of false reverence about. There is too much solemnity and intensity in dealing with sacred matters; too much speaking in holy tones.
To me all men are equal: there are jackasses everywhere, and I have the same contempt for them all.
Lesbian existence comprises both the breaking of a taboo and the rejection of a compulsory way of life. It is also a direct or indirect attack on the male right of access to women.
Whether I am or am not a Communist is irrelevant. The question is whether American citizens, regardless of their political beliefs or sympathies, may enjoy their constitutional rights.
Human affairs are so obscure and various that nothing can be clearly known.
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