Another novelty is the tea-party, an extraordinary meal in that, being offered to persons that have already dined well, it supposes neither appetite nor thirst, and has no object but distraction, no basis but delicate enjoyment.

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

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.

Alcohol is the monarch of liquids.

To invite people to dine with us is to make ourselves responsible for their well-being for as long as they are under our roofs.

All languages had their birth, their apogee and decline.

Seating themselves on the greensward, they eat while the corks fly and there is talk, laughter and merriment, and perfect freedom, for the universe is their drawing room and the sun their lamp. Besides, they have appetite, Nature's special gift, which lends to such a meal a vivacity unknown indoors, however beautiful the surroundings.