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.

Quote by Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

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Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are.

Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are.

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

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

The torrent of centuries rolling over the human race, has continually brought new perfections, the...

The torrent of centuries rolling over the human race, has continually brought new perfections, the...

When I need a word and do not find it in French, I select it...

When I need a word and do not find it in French, I select it...

Vegetables, which are the lowest in the scale of living things, are fed by roots,...

Vegetables, which are the lowest in the scale of living things, are fed by roots,...

Hearing, which, by the motion of the air, informs us of the motion of sounding...

Hearing, which, by the motion of the air, informs us of the motion of sounding...

Those persons who suffer from indigestion, or who become drunk, are utterly ignorant of the...

Those persons who suffer from indigestion, or who become drunk, are utterly ignorant of the...

Nothing is more pleasant than to see a pretty woman, her napkin well placed under...

Nothing is more pleasant than to see a pretty woman, her napkin well placed under...

The sense of smell explores; deleterious substances almost always have an unpleasant smell.

The sense of smell explores; deleterious substances almost always have an unpleasant smell.

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

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

The number of flavors is infinite, for every soluble body has a peculiar flavor, like...

The number of flavors is infinite, for every soluble body has a peculiar flavor, like...

All languages had their birth, their apogee and decline.

All languages had their birth, their apogee and decline.

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

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

I will only observe, that that ethereal sense - sight, and touch, which is at...

I will only observe, that that ethereal sense - sight, and touch, which is at...

The centuries last passed have also given the taste important extension; the discovery of sugar,...

The centuries last passed have also given the taste important extension; the discovery of sugar,...

The first thing we become convinced of is that man is organized so as to...

The first thing we become convinced of is that man is organized so as to...

Sight and touch, being thus increased in capacity, might belong to some species far superior...

Sight and touch, being thus increased in capacity, might belong to some species far superior...

Taste, which enables us to distinguish all that has a flavor from that which is...

Taste, which enables us to distinguish all that has a flavor from that which is...

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

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

I am essentially an amateur medecin, and this to me is almost a mania.

I am essentially an amateur medecin, and this to me is almost a mania.