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An intelligent asceticism is proper, even praiseworthy, for certain periods at certain times. It gives a man power over himself, his body, his passions, his appetites. It disciplines whereas the mad asceticism merely destroys.

-- Notebooks Category 2: Overview of Practices Involved > Chapter 7 : Discipline Desires > # 58