"Drunkenness is deplorably destructive, but her demurer sister Gluttony destroys a hundred to her one."

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Source : William Kitchiner, Luigi Cornaro (1847). “Directions for Invigorating and Prolonging Life; Or, The Invalid's Oracle ...”, p.173

William Kitchiner

#Culinary Quotes #Hundred Quotes #Gluttony Quotes

“I have always kept ducks, even as a child, and the colours of their plumage, in particular the dark green and snow white, seemed to me the only possible answer to the questions that are on my mind.”
“I used to work in a factory and I was really happy because I could daydream all day.”
“There are many kinds of beauty, and you can find it where you least expect.”
“Those who were cowards never started, and those who were weak were lost on the way, but the brave find a home in every land.”
“If we stopped wasting people's time, what would they do with it?”
“Become intensely conscious of the present moment.”
“I am often surprised when I think to count my graces, for the more I count, the more there seem to be. And if pride in my accomplishments is the emotion that I naturally feel when I focus on my gifts, gratitude is the emotion I feel as I become aware of the many graces that have shaped me and my gifts.”
“I am not religious, but I am a pious man... A religious man has a definite religion. He says "God is there" or "God is there," "God is there." "Your god is not my god, and that's all." But the pious man, he just looks out with awe, and says, "where is God?" And "well, I don't understand it and I would like to know what this creation really means." That is a pious man, who is really touched by the greatness of nature and of the creation.”

Source : Television interview clip, profiles.nlm.nih.gov. 1980.

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