When I am at Rome I fast as the Romans do; when I am at Milan I do not fast. So likewise you, whatever church you come to, observe the custom of the place, if you would neither give offence to others, nor take offence from them. Ambrose
He is mistaken who thinks that the fast consists only in abstinence from food. True fasting is departing from evil. John Chrysostom
Let us take refuge from this world. You can do this in spirit, even if you are kept here in the body. You can at the same time be here and present to the Lord. Your soul must hold fast to him, you must follow after him in your thoughts, you must tread his ways by faith, not in outward show. Ambrose
As fast as laws are devised, their evasion is contrived. German Proverb
Trouble rides a fast horse. Italian Proverb
No matter how fast the poplar grows, it will never reach heaven. Lebanese Proverb