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.

Quote by Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

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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...

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...

All men, even those we call savages, have been so tormented by the passion for...

All men, even those we call savages, have been so tormented by the passion for...

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 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.

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...

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...

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 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...

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,...

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,...

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...

All languages had their birth, their apogee and decline.

All languages had their birth, their apogee and decline.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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.