Simple diet is best—for many dishes bring many diseases; and rich sauces are worse than even heaping several meats upon each other.
—Pliny the Elder (23–79CE) Roman Statesman, Scholar
The whole of nature, as has been said, is a conjugation of the verb to eat, in the active and in the passive.
—William Motter Inge (1913–73) American Playwright, Novelist
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
—The Holy Bible Scripture in the Christian Faith
We plan, we toil, we suffer – in the hope of what? A camel-load of idol’s eyes? The title deeds of Radio City? The empire of Asia? A trip to the moon? No, no, no, no. Simply to wake just in time to smell coffee and bacon and eggs.
—J. B. Priestley (1894–1984) English Novelist, Playwright, Critic
And I find chopsticks frankly distressing. Am I alone in thinking it odd that a people ingenious enough to invent paper, gunpowder, kites and any umber of other useful objects, and who have a noble history extending back 3,000 years haven’t yet worked out that a pair of knitting needles is o way to capture food?
—Bill Bryson (1951–95) American Humorist, Author, Educator
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body more than raiment?
—The Holy Bible Scripture in the Christian Faith
To the old saying that man built the house but woman made of it a “home” might be added the modern supplement that woman accepted cooking as a chore but man has made of it a recreation.
—Emily Post (1873–1960) American Writer, Socialite
He who cannot eat horsemeat need not do so. Let him eat pork. But he who cannot eat pork, let him eat horsemeat. It’s simply a question of taste.
—Nikita Khrushchev (1894–1971) Russian Head of State, Political leader
A fruit is a vegetable with looks and money. Plus, if you let fruit rot, it turns into wine, something Brussels sprouts never do.
—P. J. O’Rourke (1947–2022) American Journalist, Political Satirist
Hunger is the best sauce in the world.
—Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616) Spanish Novelist
All sorrows are good or are less with bread.
—Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616) Spanish Novelist
Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands—and then eat just one of the pieces.
—Judith Viorst (b.1931) American Author, Poet, Journalist
A lot of Thanksgiving days have been ruined by not carving the turkey in the kitchen.
—Kin Hubbard (1868–1930) American Cartoonist, Humorist
Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.
—Doug Larson (1926–2017) American Columnist
Eating is touch carried to the bitter end.
—Samuel Butler (1835–1902) British Victorian Novelist, Essayist, Critic
My body is like breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I don’t think about it, I just have it.
—Arnold Schwarzenegger (b.1947) Austrian-American Athlete, Actor, Politician
All human history attests That happiness for man,—the hungry sinner!—Since Eve ate apples, much depends on dinner.
—Lord Byron (George Gordon Byron) (1788–1824) English Romantic Poet
There are only ten minutes in the life of a pear when it is perfect to eat.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
Most of the food allergies die under garlic and onion.
—Martin H. Fischer
God comes to the hungry in the form of food.
—Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869–1948) Indian Hindu Political leader
For, behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the hole stay of water.
—The Holy Bible Scripture in the Christian Faith
All sorrows are less with bread.
—Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616) Spanish Novelist
Man is a carnivorous production, And must have meals, at least one meal a day; He cannot live, like woodcocks, upon suction, But, like the shark nd tiger, must have prey; Although his anatomical construction Bears vegetables, in a grumbling way, Your laboring people think beyond all uestion, Beef, veal, and mutton better for digestion.
—Lord Byron (George Gordon Byron) (1788–1824) English Romantic Poet
Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only to live.
—Socrates (469BCE–399BCE) Ancient Greek Philosopher
Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity.
—Voltaire (1694–1778) French Philosopher, Author
That famish’d people must be slowly nurst, And fed by spoonfuls, else they always burst.
—Lord Byron (George Gordon Byron) (1788–1824) English Romantic Poet
Condensed milk is wonderful. I don’t see how they can get a cow to sit down on those little cans.
—Fred Allen (1894–1956) American Comedian, Radio Personality
No man in the world has more courage than the man who can stop after eating one peanut.
—Channing Pollock (1880–1946) American Playwright, Critic
It isn’t so much what’s on the table that matters, as what’s on the chairs.
—W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911) English Dramatist, Librettist, Poet, Illustrator
We load up on oat bran in the morning so we’ll live forever. Then we spend the rest of the day living like there’s no tomorrow.
—Lee Iacocca (1924–2019) American Businessperson
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