Gourmandise is an impassioned, rational, and habitual preference for all objects which flatter the sense of taste.

All men, even those we call savages, have been so tormented by the passion for strong drinks, that limited as their capacities were, they were yet able to manufacture them.

A meal without wine is like a day without sun

Those persons who suffer from indigestion, or who become drunk, are utterly ignorant of the true principles of eating and drinking.

In the state of society in which we now find ourselves, it is difficult to imagine a nation which lived solely on bread and vegetables.

Gluttony is mankind's exclusive prerogative.

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