“Chewing transforms even toxins into nutritive substances.”

— George Ohsawa

Ohsawa used this as metaphor to describe how to read books.
Source: Essential Ohsawa - From Food to Health, Happiness to Freedom - Understanding the Basics of Macrobiotics (1994), p. 97

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twentieth century Japanese philosopher 1893–1966

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