Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

“I will only observe, that that ethereal sense - sight, and touch, which is at the other extremity of the scale, have from time acquired a very remarkable additional power.”

“Seating themselves on the greensward, they eat while the corks fly and there is talk, laughter and merriment, and perfect freedom, for the universe is their drawing room and the sun their lamp. Besides, they have appetite, Nature's special gift, which lends to such a meal a vivacity unknown indoors, however beautiful the surroundings.”

“All men, even those we call savages, have been so tormented by the passion for strong drinks, that limited as their capacities were, they were yet able to manufacture them.”

“The sense of smell, like a faithful counsellor, foretells its character.”

“The German Doctors say that persons sensible of harmony have one sense more than others.”

“The discovery of a new dish does more for the happiness of the human race than the discovery of a star.”

“When I need a word and do not find it in French, I select it from other tongues, and the reader has either to understand or translate me. Such is my fate.”

“The number of flavors is infinite, for every soluble body has a peculiar flavor, like none other.”

“The host took care to produce one or another of these whenever the current subjects seemed about used up, so that the conversation gathered new life and at the same time steered clear of political arguments, which are hindersome to both ingestion and digestion.”