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"Since, during storms, flames leap from the humid vapors and dark clouds emit deafening noises, is it surprising the lightning, when it strikes the ground, gives rise to truffles, which do not resemble plants?"
"It is the sign of a dull mind to dwell upon the cares of the body, to prolong exercise, eating and drinking and other bodily functions. These things are best done by the way; all your attention must be given to the mind."
"Bear in mind that you should conduct yourself in life as at a feast."
"The way you cut your meat reflects the way you live."
"Among the faithful, in the great kitchens of the world, Escoffier is to Careme what the New Testament is to the Old."
"Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat."
"It's difficult to believe that people are still starving in this country because food isn't available."
"Gluttony is not a secret vice."
"You ask me how, with so much study, I manage to retene my health. Morpheus is my last companion; without 8 or 9 hours of him yr correspondent is not worth one scavenger's peruke. My practices did at ye first hurt my stomach, but now I eat heartily enou' as y' will see when I come down beside you."
"Condensed milk is wonderful. I don't see how they can get a cow to sit down on those little cans."
"Mustard's no good without roast beef."
"Not necessity, not desire - no, the love of power is the demon of men. Let them have everything - health, food, a place to live, entertainment - they are and remain unhappy and low-spirited: for the demon waits and waits and will be satisfied."
"Nothing spoils lunch any quicker than a rogue meatball rampaging through your spaghetti."
"The first zucchini I ever saw I killed it with a hoe."
"How can a nation be called great if its bread tastes like kleenex?"
"Noncooks think it's silly to invest two hours' work in two minutes' enjoyment; but if cooking is evanescent, so is the ballet."
"Food is my drug of choice."
"I am a better person when I have less on my plate."
"The hippopotamus is a vegetarian and looks like a wall. Lions who eat only red meat are sleek and slim. Are nutritionists on the wrong track?"
"A good eater must be a good man; for a good eater must have a good digestion, and a good digestion depends upon a good conscience."
