"America is a land of healthy appetites. It……" — Ludwig Bemelmans
"America is a land of healthy appetites. It is not in the American character to live in order to eat. Rather, the reverse is true. Many try, but just as Americans don't make good gigolos, nether do they make good gourmets."
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Ludwig Bemelmans
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11 Quotes by Ludwig Bemelmans
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Actually, the true gourmet, like the true artist, is one of the unhappiest creatures existent. His trouble comes from so…
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Only one who has known how troubled life can be, has a real appreciation of it when it is good
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The purpose of art is to console and amuse—myself, and, I hope, others.
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It's always wonderful when something altogether wrong ends right, without the help of either religion or the police.
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To be a gourmet you must start early, as you must begin riding early to be a good horseman. You…
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I don't keep my books around... they would embarrass me. When I finish writing my books, I kick them in…
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In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines 74 lived twelve little girls in two straight lines.
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Caviar is to dining what a sable coat is to a girl in evening dress.
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I don't keep any copy of my books around... they would embarass me. When I finish writing my books, I…
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