He does not permit his family to have luxuries
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He does not permit his family to have luxuries. He himself eats but once a day, and then bread, olives, and cheese suffice him.
Source: Myron Henry Phelps and Bahiyyih Khánum, Life and Teachings of Abbas Effendi
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