the present time, very many of these monasteries exist there, and these innumerable monks who enter them do indeed strictly abstain from the ejection from themselves in the customary way of the being-Exioëry or sperm formed in them; but of course [BTG XXXIX The holy planet Purgatory B807]

its members first laid down the rule that the followers of the teaching of Jesus Christ should on certain days abstain from consuming certain edible products for food. And the initial cause of the institution of this fast was the dispute [BTG XLII Beelzebub in America B1016]

will always exist. And it is not possible to be certain that the followers of these other religions will also abstain from consuming meat. But if we cannot now be certain that at some time or other all people on Earth [BTG XLII Beelzebub in America B1018]

consuming meat. But if we cannot now be certain that at some time or other all people on Earth will abstain from meat, then we must now, as regards the consumption of meat, take quite other more practical measures, because if [BTG XLII Beelzebub in America B1018]

who do, the formation ceases of what is called will power. My experiments proved to me that although when they abstain from meat peoples bodily health improves, nevertheless, when such abstainers find themselves mixing with those who consume meat, their [BTG XLII Beelzebub in America B1019]

the state of their organism may at the same time sometimes improve. Thus, a good result for the people who abstain from meat can be obtained exclusively only if they live always in complete isolation. As regards the people who constantly [BTG XLII Beelzebub in America B1019]

food it will be very bad for them, and that on the other hand if only some of them should abstain, no good would come of this either; I thereafter devoted myself entirely for a time to finding out what could [BTG XLII Beelzebub in America B1020]

for a certain time, and should even lose the habit of eating meat, they would nevertheless never be able to abstain from eating it for a sufficient length of time to acquire a total aversion to it. They would not be [BTG XLII Beelzebub in America B1020]

As you see from this, the creators of this custom had in view that the followers of that religion should abstain at the fixed times from those products which contain the substance very harmful for their health and particularly to their [BTG XLII Beelzebub in America B1022]