And having food and clothing let us be with these things content.
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Basil the Great
AD 379
But, if a man would also have mercy upon his body as being a possession necessary to the soul and its cooperator in carrying on life on earth, he will occupy himself with its needs only so far as is required to preserve it and keep it vigorous by moderate care in the service of the soul. He will by no means allow it to become unmanageable through satiety. On Detachment, Homily
