All languages had their birth, their apogee and decline.

Gourmandism is an act of judgment, by which we prefer things which have a pleasant taste to those which lack this quality.

The torrent of centuries rolling over the human race, has continually brought new perfections, the cause of which, ever active though unseen, is found in the demands made by our senses, which always in their turns demand to be occupied.

Burgundy makes you think of silly things; Bordeaux makes you talk about them, and Champagne makes you do them.

Whosoever says truffle, utters a grand word, which awakens erotic and gastronomic ideas.

No man under forty can be dignified with the title of gourmet.

The number of flavors is infinite, for every soluble body has a peculiar flavor, like none other.