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A full belly makes a dull brain.
Benjamin Franklin Poor Richard’s Almanack · 1732-1758

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“Eat few suppers, and you’ll need few medicines.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“Fish and visitors stink in three days.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“He that never eats too much, will never be lazy.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“Hold your council before dinner; the full belly hates thinking as well as acting.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough.”

William Blake · The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, 1790 · Primary source

“We never repent of having eaten too little.”

Thomas Jefferson · Letter to Thomas Jefferson Smith, 1825 · Primary source

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