The universe is nothing without the things that live in it, and everything that lives, eats.

Poultry is for the cook what canvas is for a painter, or the cap of Fortunatus for a conjurer.

The Lord hath created medicines out of the earth, and he that is wise will not abhor them.

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

The destiny of nations depends on how they nourish themselves.

Those from whom nature has withheld taste invented trousers.

Nothing is more pleasant than to see a pretty woman, her napkin well placed under her arms, one of her hands on the table, while the other carries to her mouth, the choice piece so elegantly carved.