The Physiology of Taste

The nose plays the part of sentinel, and always cries "WHO GOES THERE?"

Close the nose, and the taste is paralyzed

Observing that his whole tongue, to the very attachment, had been cut away, I asked him if he yet preserved any sense of taste when he ate, and if the sense of taste had survived the cruel operation he had undergone.

He told me his greatest annoyance was in swallowing, (which indeed was difficult;) that he had a full appreciation of tastes and flavors, but that acid and bitter substances produced intense pain.

I am satisfied that the French language which I use is comparatively poor. What could I do? Either borrow or steal.

XX. To invite a person to your house is to take charge of his happiness as long as he be beneath your roof.

XVIII. He who receives friends and pays no attention to the repast prepared for them, is not fit to have friends.

XVII. To wait too long for a dilatory guest, shows disrespect to those who are punctual.

XIV. A dessert without cheese is like a beautiful woman who has lost an eye.

IX. The discovery of a new dish confers more happiness on humanity, than the discovery of a new star.

IV. Tell me what kind of food you eat, and I will tell you what kind of man you are.

VII. The pleasure of the table belongs to all ages, to all conditions, to all countries, and to all aeras; it mingles with all other pleasures, and remains at last to console us for their departure.