"However great the dish that holds the turbot,……" — Martial
"However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish."
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82 Quotes by Martial
Martial has 82 quotes on this site.
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Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
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If you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing.
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To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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While you remain at home your hair is at the hairdresser's; you take out your teeth at night and sleep…
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Life's not just about being alive, but being well.
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There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
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I would not miss your face, your neck, your hands, your limbs, your bosom and certain other of your charms.…
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It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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He writes nothing whose writings are not read.
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If your slave commits a fault, do not smash his teeth with your fists; give him some of the (hard)…
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The world is blessed most by men who do things, and not by those who merely talk about them. -James…
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Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant…
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More Dish Quotes
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What the mass media offers is not popular art, but entertainment which is intended to be consumed like food, forgotten,…
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I love inventive food, but I want the classic dishes to taste like how I remember them. I get a…
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The hardest part of anything is making a dish consistently great - you order it seven years later, if it's…
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Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It's being able to take…
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The biggest empty space, the biggest gap in what should be a premier and always vibrant food scene in America…
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They say revenge is a dish best eaten cold, but for most people, by the time it's ready to eat,…
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I love to have battles of the wits with people that can dish fast and dirty - and it leads…
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When the idea of 'Chopped' surfaced, it was originally meant to be taped at some guy's mansion with him and…
— Ted Allen
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I just love Chinese food. My favourite dish is number 27
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Before a cat will condescend to treat you as a trusted friend, some little token of esteem is needed, like…
— Thomas Stearns Eliot
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In the centre of a spacious table rose a pastry as large as a church, flanked on the north by…
— Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
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From first to last it is a dish of rank materialism cleverly cooked up ... . And why is this…
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