If he is thin, I will probably dine poorly. If he is both thin and sad, the only hope is in flight.

Every morning the cuisinier must start again at zero, with nothing on the stove. That is what real cuisine is all about.

Cuisine is not invariable like a Codex formula. But one must guard against tampering with the essential bases.

If the divine creator has taken pains to give us delicious and exquisite things to eat, the least we can do is prepare them well and serve them with ceremony.

Success is the sum of a lot of small things done correctly.

The duty of a good Cuisinier is to transmit to the next generation everything he has learned and experienced.

In all professions without doubt, but certainly in cooking one is a student all his life.