I appreciate the potato only as a protection against famine, except for that, I know of nothing more eminently tasteless.

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.

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

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

The senses are the organs by which man places himself in connexion with exterior objects.

The sense of smell, like a faithful counsellor, foretells its character.

The table is the only place where we do not get weary during the first hour.