Place a substantial meal before a tired man and he will eat with effort and be little better for it at first. Give him a glass of wine or brandy, and immediately he feels better: you see him come to life again before you.

A meal without wine is like a day without sun

The destiny of nations depends on how they nourish themselves.

The pleasures of the table belong to all times and ages, to every country and every day; they go hand in hand with all our other pleasures, outlast them, and remain to console us for their loss.

Alcohol carries the pleasures of the palate to their highest degree.

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

The fate of a nation depends on the way that they eat.