111 Quotes by Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

The Lord hath created medicines out of the earth, and he that is wise will not abhor them.

To know how to eat well, one must first know how to wait.

Every cure of obesity must begin with these three essential precepts:discretion in eating, moderation in sleeping, and exercise ...

When you have breakfasted well and fully, if you will drink a big cup of chocolate at the end you will have digested the whole perfectly three hours later, and you will still be able to dine. Because of my scientific enthusiasm and the sheer force of my eloquence I have persuaded a number of ladies to try this, although they were convinced it would kill them; they have always found themselves in fine shape indeed, and have not forgotten to give the Professor his rightful due.

A meal without wine is like a day without sun

At the time I write, the glory of the truffle has now reached its culmination. Who would dare to say that he has been at a dinner where there was not a pièce truffée? Who has not felt his mouth water in hearing truffles a la provencale spoken of? In fine, the truffle is the very diamond of gastronomy.

In the state of society in which we now find ourselves, it is difficult to imagine a nation which lived solely on bread and vegetables.

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.

In fine, the truffle is the very diamond of gastronomy.