Maxioms Pet

X
  •   30  /  32  

    Oh, herbaceous treat!
    'Twould tempt the dying anchorite to eat;
    Back to the world he'd turn his fleeting soul,
    And plunge his fingers in the salad bowl;
    Serenely full the epicure would say,
    "Fate cannot harm me,--I have dined to-day."

Share to:

You May Also Like   /   View all maxioms

  ( comments )
  16  /  24  

A very man--not one of nature's clods--
With human failings, whether saint or sinner:
Endowed perhaps with read more

A very man--not one of nature's clods--
With human failings, whether saint or sinner:
Endowed perhaps with genius from the gods
But apt to take his temper from his dinner.

by J.g. Saxe Found in: Eating Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  31  /  43  

They say fingers were made before forks, and hands before knives.

They say fingers were made before forks, and hands before knives.

by Jonathan Swift Found in: Eating Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  14  /  23  

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,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  14  /  18  

Fat paunches have lean pates, and dainty bits
Make rich the ribs, but backrout quite the wits.

Fat paunches have lean pates, and dainty bits
Make rich the ribs, but backrout quite the wits.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Eating Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  12  /  10  

Your supper is like the Hidalgo's dinner; very little meat, and a
great deal of tablecloth.

Your supper is like the Hidalgo's dinner; very little meat, and a
great deal of tablecloth.

  ( comments )
  16  /  16  

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

  ( comments )
  17  /  14  

Oh, dainty and delicious!
Food for the gods! Ambrosia for Apicius!
Worthy to thrill the soul of read more

Oh, dainty and delicious!
Food for the gods! Ambrosia for Apicius!
Worthy to thrill the soul of sea-born Venus,
Or titillate the palate of Silenus!

  ( comments )
  18  /  12  

A warmed-up dinner was never worth much.
[Fr., Un diner rechauffe ne valut jamais rien.]

A warmed-up dinner was never worth much.
[Fr., Un diner rechauffe ne valut jamais rien.]

  ( comments )
  17  /  13  

"Here, dearest Eve," he exclaims, "here is food." "Well,"
answered she, with the germ of a housewife stirring within read more

"Here, dearest Eve," he exclaims, "here is food." "Well,"
answered she, with the germ of a housewife stirring within her,
"we have been so busy to-day that a picked-up dinner must serve."

by Nathaniel Hawthorne Found in: Eating Quotes,
Share to:
Maxioms Web Pet