"I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world."

"Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued."

"Remember what is unbecoming to do is also unbecoming to speak of."

"There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance."

"The shortest and surest way to live with honor in the world is to be in reality what we would appear to be; all human virtues increase and strengthen themselves by the practice and experience of them."

"Having the fewest wants, I am nearest to the gods."

"Food is an important part of a balanced diet."

"We don't get fat because we overeat; we overeat because we're getting fat."

"The art of dining well is no slight art, the pleasure not a slight pleasure."

"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world."

"Water is the most neglected nutrient in your diet but one of the most vital."

"What is food to one, is to others bitter poison."