« All Men Quotes · Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin's Page
Men Quotes by Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
- It is the duty of all papas and mammas to forbid their children to drink coffee, unless they wish to have little dried-up machines, stunted…
- Place a substantial meal before a tired man and he will eat with effort and be little better for it at first. Give him a…
- A man who was fond of wine was offered some grapes at dessert after dinner. "Much obliged," said he, pushing the plate aside, "I am…
- Truffle isn't exactly aphrodisiac but under certain circumstances it tends to make women more tender and men more likable
- If any man has drunk a little too deeply from the cup of physical pleasure; if he has spent too much time at his desk…
- Sight and touch, being thus increased in capacity, might belong to some species far superior to man; or rather the human species would be far…
- The first thing we become convinced of is that man is organized so as to be far more sensible of pain than of pleasure.
- Animals feed themselves; men eat; but only wise men know the art of eating
- The truffle is not a positive aphrodisiac, but it can upon occasion make women tenderer and men more apt to love.
- Once fire was discovered, the instinct for improvement made men bring food to it. First to dry it, then to put it on the coals…
- No man under forty can be dignified with the title of gourmet.
- The senses are the organs by which man places himself in connexion with exterior objects.
- All men, even those we call savages, have been so tormented by the passion for strong drinks, that limited as their capacities were, they were…
More Men Quotes
- Wherever the relevance of speech is at stake, matters become political by definition, for speech is what makes man a political being. — Hannah Arendt
- The ultimate end of human acts is eudaimonia, happiness in the sense of living well, which all men desire; all acts are… — Hannah Arendt
- Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity, because his freedom is always won in… — Hannah Arendt
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry… — Pietro Aretino
- Let each man exercise the art he knows. — Aristophanes
- A man's homeland is wherever he prospers. — Aristophanes
- Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of… — Aristophanes
- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
- Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers. — Aristotle
- At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle