Maximus, Sermon 13, p. 574.— Antonius Melissa, Sermon 32, p. 45, and Sermon 33, p. 57.
The lovers of frugality shun luxury as the bane of soul and body. The possession and use of necessaries has nothing injurious in quality, but it has in quantity above measure. Scarcity of food is a necessary benefit.
Source: Fragments (New Advent)