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Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin Quotes

French - Lawyer | April 1, 1755 - February 2, 1826

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

Power Time Will Touch Sight Sense

Sight and touch, being thus increased in capacity, might belong to some species far superior to man; or rather the human species would be far different had all the senses been thus improved.

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

Man Touch Sight Human Belong Been

The German Doctors say that persons sensible of harmony have one sense more than others.

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

Harmony Say Others More Sense Than

The sense of smell explores; deleterious substances almost always have an unpleasant smell.

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

Smell Always Sense Almost Unpleasant

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

Roots Action Vegetables Living Soil

The number of flavors is infinite, for every soluble body has a peculiar flavor, like none other.

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

Body Infinite Peculiar Flavor Like

The sense of smell, like a faithful counsellor, foretells its character.

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

Character Smell Faithful Sense Like

The first thing we become convinced of is that man is organized so as to be far more sensible of pain than of pleasure.

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

Man Pain Become More First Pleasure

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

Woman Hands Mouth Table Choice See

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