Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes, Food Quotes, Believe Quotes

We are always giving foreign names to very native things. If there is a thing that reeks of the glorious tradition of the old English tavern, it is toasted cheese. But for some wild reason we call it Welsh rarebit. I believe that what we call Irish stew might more properly be called English stew, and that it is not particularly familiar in Ireland.

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God made only water, but man made wine.

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But since he stood for England And knew what England means, Unless you give him bacon You must not give him beans.

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There is not a thing that is more positive than bread.

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Never commit yourself to a cheese without having first examined it.

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HASH: There is no definition for this word - nobody knows what hash is.

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PIE, n. An advance agent of the reaper whose name is Indigestion.

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A chop is a piece of leather skillfully attached to a bone and administered to the patients at restaurants.

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It gives men courage and ambition and the nerve for anything. It has the colour of gold, is clear as a glass and shines after dark as if the sunshine were still in it.

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One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.

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He describes it as a large apartment, with a red brick floor and a capacious chimney; the ceiling garnished with hams, sides of bacon, and ropes of onions.

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Too many cooks spoil the broth

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The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday - but never jam today.

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A human can be healthy without killing animals for food.

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It is a very poor consolation to be told that the man who has given one a bad dinner, or poor wine, is irreproachable in private life. Even the cardinal virtues cannot atone for half-cold entrees.

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Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.

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PORTUGUESE, n.pl. A species of geese indigenous to Portugal. They are mostly without feathers and imperfectly edible, even when stuffed with garlic.

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Rum, n. Generically, fiery liquors that produce madness in total abstainers.

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I have known many meat eaters to be far more nonviolent than vegetarians.

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The swift December dusk had come tumbling clownishly after its dull day and, as he stared through the dull square of the window of the schoolroom, he felt his belly crave for its food. He hoped there would be stew for dinner, turnips and carrots and bruised potatoes and fat mutton pieces to be ladled out in thick peppered flourfattened sauce. Stuff it into you, his belly counselled him.

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