"If thou sittest [at meat] with a company, hate the bread that thou
desirest--it is a little moment. Restrain appetite; gluttony is base....
A cup of water, it quencheth the thirst; a mouthful of melon, it stayeth
the appetite. It is a good thing to make substitute for a luxury [_or_,
that which is good can replace a luxury]; a little of a small matter can
replace a great thing. It is a base fellow who is mastered by his
belly, who passeth time that he wotteth not, free ranging of his belly
in their houses."