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    Some men are born to feast, and not to fight;
    Whose sluggish minds, e'en in fair honor's field,
    Still on their dinner turn--
    Let such pot-boiling varlets stay at home,
    And wield a flesh-hook rather than a sword.

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And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil
fail, according to the word of read more

And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil
fail, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by
Elijah.

by Bible Found in: Eating Quotes,
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Think of the man who first tried German sausage.

Think of the man who first tried German sausage.

by Jerome K. Jerome Found in: Eating Quotes,
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Thou say'st his meat was sauced with thy upbradings;
Unquiet meals make ill digestions;
Thereof the raging read more

Thou say'st his meat was sauced with thy upbradings;
Unquiet meals make ill digestions;
Thereof the raging fire of fever bred.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Eating Quotes,
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If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest
delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.

If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest
delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.

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Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.

Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.

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Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]

Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]

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I wished your venison better--it was ill killed.

I wished your venison better--it was ill killed.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Eating Quotes,
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Philo swears that he has never dined at home, and it is so; he
does not dine at all, read more

Philo swears that he has never dined at home, and it is so; he
does not dine at all, except when invited out.

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The consummate pleasure (in eating) is not in the costly flavour,
but in yourself. Do you seek for sauce read more

The consummate pleasure (in eating) is not in the costly flavour,
but in yourself. Do you seek for sauce for sweating?

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