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

The Lord hath created medicines out of the earth, and he that is wise will not abhor them.

All languages had their birth, their apogee and decline.

Let the progress of the meal be slow, for dinner is the last business of the day; and let the guests conduct themselves like travelers due to reach their destination together.

The discovery of a new dish confers more happiness on humanity, than the discovery of a new star.

The destiny of nations depends on how they nourish themselves.

A connoisseur of gastronomy was congratulated on his appointment as a director of indirect contributions at Periguex: and, above all, in the pleasure there would be in living in the midst of good cheer, in the country of truffles, partridges, truffled turkeys, and so forth. "Alas!" replied with a sigh the sad gastronomer, "can one really live at all in a country where there is no fresh sea-fish?"