STORY XCIII
A man often made vows of repentance but broke them again, till one of the Sheikhs said to him: "I think thou art in the habit of eating a great deal, and that thy power of restraining appetite is more slender than a hair, whilst an appetite such as thou nourishest would rupture a chain, and a day may come when it will tear thee up."
A man brought up a wolf's whelp; when it was brought up, it tore him up.
STORY XCIV
It is narrated in the life of Ardeshi Bâbekân[1] that he asked an Arab physician how much food he must consume daily. He replied: "The weight of one hundred dirhems will be enough."
The King queried: "What strength will this quantity give me?"
He replied: "This quantity will carry thee, and whatever is more than that, thou wilt be the carrier of it. Eating is for living and praying; thou thinkest living is for eating."
- ↑ He was the first king of the Sasanian dynasty, who reigned from A.D. 226 till 240.
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