Every cure of obesity must begin with these three essential precepts:discretion in eating, moderation in sleeping, and exercise.

To claim that wines should not be changed is a heresy; the palate becomes saturated and after the third glass the best of wines arouses nothing but an obscure sensation.

An intelligently planned feast is like a summing up of the whole world, where each part is represented by its envoys.

A meal without wine is like a day without sun

No man under forty can be dignified with the title of gourmet.

When you have breakfasted well and fully, if you will drink a big cup of chocolate at the end you will have digested the whole perfectly three hours later, and you will still be able to dine. Because of my scientific enthusiasm and the sheer force of my eloquence I have persuaded a number of ladies to try this, although they were convinced it would kill them; they have always found themselves in fine shape indeed, and have not forgotten to give the Professor his rightful due.

For unknown foods, the nose acts always as a sentinal and cries. 'Who goes there?'