We are slow to believe that which if believed would hurt our feelings.
OvidRead
Stop short of your appetite; eat less than you are able.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote advises moderation, suggesting one should restrain their desires and consumption.
Ovid's quote emphasizes the importance of moderation in one's desires and appetites. It suggests that true discipline lies in knowing when to hold back, especially when it comes to consumption, whether that be food or other worldly pleasures. By eating less than one can, we practice self-control and live more balanced lives, ultimately finding greater satisfaction in restraint than in excess.
Themes
ModerationDisciplineRestraintAppetiteSelf-Control
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a health and wellness seminar to promote mindful eating.
More from Ovid
All quotes βAll things human hang by a slender thread; and that which seemed to stand strong suddenly falls and sinks in ruins.
OvidRead
A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a quip and worried to death by a frown on the right man's brow.
OvidRead
Fas est ab hoste doceri._x000D_ One should learn even from one's enemies.
OvidRead
Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.
OvidRead
The end doesn't justify the means.
OvidRead
Similar quotes
Something inside me clicked, like an engine shifting into higher gear. My thinking suddenly became faster and clearer. The anger and fear didn't go away, but I realized they weren't important. They weren't going to help me.
Rick RiordanRead
Great minds that are healthy are never considered geniuses, while this sublime qualification is lavished on brains that are often inferior but are slightly touched by madness.
Guy De MaupassantRead
To know oneself is the first step toward making flow a part of one's entire life. But just as there is no free lunch in the material economy, nothing comes free in the psychic one. If one is not willing to invest psychic energy in the internal reality of consciousness, and instead squanders it in chasing external rewards, one loses mastery of one's life, and ends up becoming a puppet of circumstances.
Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiRead
In order to eat, you have to be hungry. In order to learn, you have to be ignorant. Ignorance is a condition of learning. Pain is a condition of health. Passion is a condition of thought. Death is a condition of life.
Robert Anton WilsonRead
When you welcome your emotions as teachers, _x000D_ every emotion brings good news, _x000D_ even the ones that are painful.
Gary ZukavRead
I'm sorry to say so but, sadly, it's true that Bang-ups and Hang-ups can happen to you.
Dr. SeussRead