Nothing is more pleasant than to see a pretty woman, her napkin well placed under her arms, one of her hands on the table, while the other carries to her mouth, the choice piece so elegantly carved. Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin armcarrycarve Change image and share on social
I will only observe, that that ethereal sense - sight, and touch, which is at the other extremity of the scale, have from time acquired a very remarkable additional power. Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin acquireadditionalethereal Change image and share on social
The number of flavors is infinite, for every soluble body has a peculiar flavor, like none other. Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin bodyflavorinfinite Change image and share on social
The sense of smell, like a faithful counsellor, foretells its character. Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin charactercounsellorfaithful Change image and share on social
The senses are the organs by which man places himself in connexion with exterior objects. Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin connexionexteriorman Change image and share on social
Vegetables, which are the lowest in the scale of living things, are fed by roots, which, implanted in the native soil, select by the action of a peculiar mechanism, different subjects, which serve to increase and to nourish them. Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin actionfeedimplant share on social
The centuries last passed have also given the taste important extension; the discovery of sugar, and its different preparations, of alcoholic liquors, of wine, ices, vanilla, tea and coffee, have given us flavors hitherto unknown. Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin alcoholiccenturycoffee share on social
Hearing, which, by the motion of the air, informs us of the motion of sounding or vibrating bodies. Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin airbodyhear Change image and share on social
The German Doctors say that persons sensible of harmony have one sense more than others. Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin doctorgermanharmony Change image and share on social
When I need a word and do not find it in French, I select it from other tongues, and the reader has either to understand or translate me. Such is my fate. Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin fatefindfrench Change image and share on social
