Dig a well every day to drink water every day. Hindu proverb
直訳：毎日の水を飲むために、毎日、井戸を掘れ。ヒンドウーの諺
一日（いちじつ）作（な）さざれば、一日食（くら）わず　禅語
Ichijitsu nasazareba, ichijitsu kurawazu.
It can be translated as : If I don’t work for a day, I won’t eat for a next one day.
Zen words.

A fast is better than a bad meal. Irish Proverb
断食は悪い食事よりも良い。アイルランドの諺
Connotation can be: We need strong self-control.

Gelegentliches Fasten ist die beste Heilnahrung.
Eberhard “Ebo” Rau, deutscher Mediziner
時折行う断食は最高の治癒薬だ。　エックハルト（エボ）・ラウ　ドイツの医師
An English translation can be: Occasional fasting is the best healing food.
Eberhard “Ebo” Rau, German physician.
Connotation can be:　Moderate fasting helps health to repair itself.

Celui qui ne voulut pas faire dans son champ les semailles, de peur des oiseaux, se laissa mourir de faim pour le plaisir de les faire jeûner.
Proverbe basque
意訳：鳥を怖がって自分の畑に種蒔きをしたくないと思った者は、鳥を断食させるのを楽しみ、自分は飢え死する。　バスクの諺
An English translation can be: He who did not want to sow in his field for the
fear of the birds, let himself die owing to the pleasure of making birds fast. Basque proverb
Connotation can be: Your egoism makes someone else suffer and you will suffer yourself in the end.