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> [Lettuce, greens and celery, though much eaten, are worse than cabbage, being equally indigestible without the addition of condiments. Besides, the lettuce contains narcotic properties. It is said of Galen, that he used to obtain from a head of it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-alcott/lettuce-greens-and-celery-though-much-eaten-are-worse-than-cabbage/)

[William Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-alcott/)

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## More by William Alcott

> [Bread is a staple article of diet in theory, rather than in practice. There are few who are truly fond of bread in its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-alcott/bread-is-a-staple-article-of-diet-in-theory-rather-than-in-practice/)

[William Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-alcott/)

> [Strange that mankind should ever have used the mushroom. All the various species of this substance are of a leathery consistence, and contain but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-alcott/strange-that-mankind-should-ever-have-used-the-mushroom-all-the/)

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> [One word, in this place, respecting asparagus. The young shoots of this plant, boiled, are the most unexceptionable form of greens with which I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-alcott/one-word-in-this-place-respecting-asparagus-the-young-shoots-of-this/)

[William Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-alcott/)

> [Lettuce, greens and celery, though much eaten, are worse than cabbage, being equally indigestible without the addition of condiments. Besides, the lettuce contains narcotic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-alcott/lettuce-greens-and-celery-though-much-eaten-are-worse-than-cabbage/)

[William Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-alcott/)

> [Every thing in human character goes to wreck, under the reign of procrastination, while prompt action gives to all things a corresponding and proportional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-alcott/every-thing-in-human-character-goes-to-wreck-under-the-reign-of/)

[William Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-alcott/)

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