The Dyspeptic And The Drunkard

L'alcool Est Le Monarque Des Liquides, Et Porte Au Dernier Degre L'exaltation Palatale. Alcohol Is The Prince Of Liquids, And Carries The Palate To Its Highest Pitch Of Exaltation.

Beasts Feed. Man Eats. Only The Man Of Intellect Knows How To Eat.

'monsieur,' Madame D'arestel, Superior Of The Convent Of The Visitation At Belley, Once Said To Me More Than Fifty Years Ago, 'whenever You Want To Have A Really Good Cup Of Chocolate, Make It The Day Before, In A Porcelain Coffeepot, And Let It Set. The Night's Rest Will Concentrate It And Give It A Velvety Quality Which Will Make It Better. Our Good God Cannot Possibly Take Offense At This Little Refinement, Since He Himself Is Everything That Is Most Perfect.'

I Am Not Accustomed To Take My Wine In Pills.

An Intelligently Planned Feast Is Like A Summing Up Of The Whole World, Where Each Part Is Represented By Its Envoys.