Some dishes are of such indisputable excellence that their appearance alone is capable of arousing a level-headed man's degustatory powers. All those who, when presented with such a dish, show neither the rush of desire, nor the radiance of ecstasy, may justly be deemed unworthy of the honors of the sitting, and its related delights.

The first thing we become convinced of is that man is organized so as to be far more sensible of pain than of pleasure.

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 truffle is not a positive aphrodisiac, but it can upon occasion make women tenderer and men more apt to love.

Dear gourmands! my bowels yearn towards them as a father's toward his children. They are so good natured! They have such sparkling eyes!

I am not accustomed to take my wine in pills.