so nourishment in the matter of food. Bread will satisfy the actual need; water will relieve the thirst of a healthy person; and the products of the land can preserve the strength of the body for necessary duties. One should not eat with an exhibition of avid gluttony, but should maintain everywhere calmness, mildness, and restraint in satisfying the palate. Not even at meal time should the mind neglect the consideration of God, but should make the very nature of the food and the condition of the