Anthelme Brillat Savarin Quotes

“Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are.”

“Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are.”

“The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of a new star.”

“Animals feed man eats die man of intellect alone knows how to eat.”

“​The destiny of nations depends upon the manner in which they feed themselves.”

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

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

“There are neither raptures, nor ecstasies, nor transports of bliss in the pleasures of the table; but they make up in duration what they lose in intensity, and are distinguished above all by the merit of inclining us towards all the other pleasures of life, or at least of consoling us for the loss of them.”

“Seating themselves on the greensward, they eat while the corks fly and there is talk, laughter and merriment, and perfect freedom, for the universe is their drawing room and the sun their lamp. Besides, they have appetite, Nature's special gift, which lends to such a meal a vivacity unknown indoors, however beautiful the surroundings.”

“The host took care to produce one or another of these whenever the current subjects seemed about used up, so that the conversation gathered new life and at the same time steered clear of political arguments, which are hindersome to both ingestion and digestion.”

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