The art of dining is no slight art, he pleasure not a slight pleasure.
—Michel de Montaigne (1533–92) French Essayist
When we lose twenty pounds… we may be losing the twenty best pounds we have! We may be losing the pounds that contain our genius, our humanity, our love and honesty.
—Woody Allen (b.1935) American Film Actor, Director
Violent delights have violent ends, and in their triumph die; like fire and powder, which, as they kiss, consume.—They are as sick that surfeit with too much, as they that starve with nothing.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
I hate when I read “Try that Jennifer Aniston Diet.” There was no diet!
—Jennifer Aniston (b.1969) American Actress
A diet is the penalty we pay for exceeding the feed limit.
—Unknown
How easy for those who do not bulge to not overindulge!
—Ogden Nash (1902–71) American Writer of Sophisticated Light Verse
There is no need to worry about mere size. We do not necessarily respect a fat man more than a thin man. Sir Isaac Newton was very much smaller than a hippopotamus, but we do not on that account value him less.
—Bertrand A. Russell (1872–1970) British Philosopher, Mathematician, Social Critic
The only time to eat diet food is while you’re waiting for the steak to cook
—Julia Child (1912–2004) American Cook, Author
Govern well thy appetite, lest Sin Surprise thee, and her black attendant Death.
—John Milton (1608–74) English Poet, Civil Servant, Scholar, Debater
Inside some of us is a thin person struggling to get out, but they can usually be sedated with a few pieces of chocolate cake.
—Indian Proverb
The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight, because by then your body and your fat are really good friends.
—Indian Proverb
A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.
—Unknown
Obesity is a mental state, a disease brought on by boredom and disappointment.
—Cyril Connolly (1903–74) British Literary Critic, Writer
They whose sole bliss is eating can give but that one brutish reason why they live.
—Juvenal (c.60–c.136 CE) Roman Poet
Dieters live life in the fasting lane.
—Unknown
One should strive to maintain good health by taking balanced diet and exercising regularly.
—The Vedas Sacred Books of Hinduism
To ask women to become unnaturally thin is to ask them to relinquish their sexuality.
—Naomi Wolf (b.1962) American Writer, Journalist
Bigger snacks mean bigger slacks.
—Indian Proverb
Obesity is a condition which proves that the Lord does not help those who help themselves and help themselves and help themselves.
—Unknown
Life itself is the proper binge.
—Julia Child (1912–2004) American Cook, Author
Forget about calories – everything makes thin people thinner, and fat people fatter.
—Mignon McLaughlin (1913–83) American Journalist, Author
My wife is a light eater. As soon as it’s light, she starts to eat.
—Henny Youngman (1906–98) Anglo-American Comedian, Violinist
Dieting is not a piece of cake.
—Unknown
If I had been around when Rubens was painting, I would have been revered as a fabulous model. Kate Moss? Well, she would have been the paintbrush.
—Dawn French (b.1957) Welsh Comedienne, Actress, Writer
If food is your best friend, it’s also your worst enemy.
—Grandpa Jones (1913–98) American Singer, Banjo Player
Diet cures more than the lancet.
—Spanish Proverb
Stressed spelled backwards is desserts. Coincidence? I think not!
—Unknown
Let your head be more than a funnel to your stomach
—German Proverb
Tell me what you like and I’ll tell you what you are.
—John Ruskin (1819–1900) English Writer, Art Critic
There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable.
—Mark Twain (1835–1910) American Humorist
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