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I am under obligations to mos...

I am under obligations to most of those advisers for the pains and interest they took in my case; but only to one for an effectual remedy.

William Banting 26 quotes

I am now in that happy comfor...

I am now in that happy comfortable state that I do not hesitate to indulge in any fancy in regard to diet, but watch the consequences, and do not continue any course which adds to weight or bulk and consequent discomfort.

William Banting 26 quotes

Experience has taught me to b...

Experience has taught me to believe that, these human beans are the most insidious enemies man, with a tendency to corpulence in advanced life, can possess, though eminently friendly to youth.

William Banting 26 quotes

The great charm and comfort o...

The great charm and comfort of the system is, that its affects are palpable within a week of trial, which creates a natural stimulus to persevere for few weeks more, when the fact becomes established beyond question.

William Banting 26 quotes

At one time I thought the Edi...

At one time I thought the Editor of the Lancet would kindly publish a letter from me on the subject, but further reflection led me to doubt whether so insignificant an individual would be noticed without some special introduction.

William Banting 26 quotes

For the sake of argument and ...

For the sake of argument and illustration I will presume that certain articles of ordinary diet, however beneficial in youth, are prejudicial in advanced life, like beans to a horse, whose common ordinary food is hay and corn.

William Banting 26 quotes

Few men have led a more activ...

Few men have led a more active life - bodily or mentally - from a constitutional anxiety for regularity, precision, and order, during fifty years' business career, from which I had retired.

William Banting 26 quotes

I am fully persuaded that tho...

I am fully persuaded that thousands of our fellow-men might profit equally by a similar course to mine; but, constitutions not being all alike, a different course of treatment may be advisable for the removal of so tormenting an affliction.

William Banting 26 quotes

I am now in that happy comfort...

I am now in that happy comfortable state that I do not hesitate to indulge in any fancy in regard to diet, but watch the consequences, and do not continue any course which adds to weight or bulk and consequent discomfort.

William Banting 26 quotes

Yet the evil still increased, ...

Yet the evil still increased, and, like the parasite of barnacles on a ship, if it did not destroy the structure, it obstructed its fair, comfortable progress in the path of life.

William Banting 26 quotes

The very gradual reductions in...

The very gradual reductions in my weight which I am able to show, may be interesting to many, and I have great pleasure in stating them, believing that they serve to demonstrate further the merit of the system pursued.

William Banting 26 quotes

My other bodily ailments have ...

My other bodily ailments have become mere matters of history.

William Banting 26 quotes

I am fully persuaded that thou...

I am fully persuaded that thousands of our fellow-men might profit equally by a similar course to mine; but, constitutions not being all alike, a different course of treatment may be advisable for the removal of so tormenting an affliction.

William Banting 26 quotes

I am under obligations to most...

I am under obligations to most of those advisers for the pains and interest they took in my case; but only to one for an effectual remedy.

William Banting 26 quotes

For the sake of argument and i...

For the sake of argument and illustration I will presume that certain articles of ordinary diet, however beneficial in youth, are prejudicial in advanced life, like beans to a horse, whose common ordinary food is hay and corn.

William Banting 26 quotes

I am most thankful to Almighty...

I am most thankful to Almighty Providence for mercies received, and determined still to press the case into public notice as a token of gratitude.

William Banting 26 quotes

My diminished girth, in tailor...

My diminished girth, in tailor phraseology, was hardly conceivable even by my own friends, or my respected medical adviser, until I put on my former clothing, over what I now wear, which is a thoroughly convincing proof of the remarkable change.

William Banting 26 quotes

Few men have led a more active...

Few men have led a more active life - bodily or mentally - from a constitutional anxiety for regularity, precision, and order, during fifty years' business career, from which I had retired.

William Banting 26 quotes

Experience has taught me to be...

Experience has taught me to believe that, these human beans are the most insidious enemies man, with a tendency to corpulence in advanced life, can possess, though eminently friendly to youth.

William Banting 26 quotes

At one time I thought the Edit...

At one time I thought the Editor of the Lancet would kindly publish a letter from me on the subject, but further reflection led me to doubt whether so insignificant an individual would be noticed without some special introduction.

William Banting 26 quotes

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