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    Whether woodcock or partridge, what does it signify, if the taste
    is the same? But the partridge is dearer, and therefore thought
    preferable.

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Man is a carnivorous production,
And must have meals, at least one meal a day;
He cannot read more

Man is a carnivorous production,
And must have meals, at least one meal a day;
He cannot live, like woodcocks, upon suction,
But, like the shark and tiger, must have prey;
Although his anatomical construction
Bears vegetables, in a grumbling way,
Your laboring people think beyond all question,
Beef, veal, and mutton better for digestion.

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But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by
bread alone, but by every word read more

But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by
bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth
of God.

by Bible Found in: Eating Quotes,
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Think of the man who first tried German sausage.

Think of the man who first tried German sausage.

by Jerome K. Jerome Found in: Eating Quotes,
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Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]

Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]

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Come, we have a hot venison pasty to dinner.

Come, we have a hot venison pasty to dinner.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Eating Quotes,
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All sorrows are good (or are less) with bread.
[Sp., Todos los duelos con pan son buenos (or son read more

All sorrows are good (or are less) with bread.
[Sp., Todos los duelos con pan son buenos (or son menos).]

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He hath eaten me out of house and home; he hath put all of my
substance into that fat read more

He hath eaten me out of house and home; he hath put all of my
substance into that fat belly of his.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Eating Quotes,
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What say you to a piece of beef and mustard?

What say you to a piece of beef and mustard?

by William Shakespeare Found in: Eating Quotes,
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Gluttony kills more than the sword, and is the kindler of all
evils.
[Lat., Gula plures occidit quam read more

Gluttony kills more than the sword, and is the kindler of all
evils.
[Lat., Gula plures occidit quam gladius, estque fomes omnium
malorum.]

by Old Song Found in: Eating Quotes,
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