“Upon what meat doth this our Caesar feed, that he is grown so great?”
William Shakespeare
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Food Quotes
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Food Quotes
Read the best food quotes from Brillat-Savarin, Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Virginia Woolf, the Bible and more, with delicious words about eating, cooking and sharing meals.
“Eye of newt, and toe of frog, wool of bat, and tongue of dog.”
William Shakespeare
RecipesHalloween
“The food that to him now is as luscious as locusts, shall be to him shortly as bitter as coloquintida.”
William Shakespeare
TasteChange
“And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.”
The Bible (Proverbs 23:2)
Self ControlOvereating
“And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.”
The Bible (Exodus 12:8)
PassoverTradition
“Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.”
The Bible (Genesis 9:3)
ProvisionFaith
“And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat.”
The Bible (Genesis 27:4)
Favourite FoodFamily
“But Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs.”
The Bible (Genesis 43:34)
Big PortionsFunny
“And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him.”
The Bible (1 Samuel 30:12)
EnergyFruit
“And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat.”
The Bible (2 Samuel 17:29)
CheeseHospitality
“And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal.”
The Bible (1 Kings 4:22)
FeastsAbundance
“Man did eat angels' food.”
The Bible (Psalm 78:25)
Bread From HeavenShort Quotes
“And with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.”
The Bible (Psalm 81:16)
HoneyProvision
“Honey and milk are under thy tongue.”
The Bible (Song of Solomon 4:11)
HoneyLove
“Butter and honey shall he eat.”
The Bible (Isaiah 7:15)
HoneyButter
“Yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.”
The Bible (Isaiah 55:1)
GenerosityInvitation
“Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.”
The Bible (Ezekiel 3:3)
SweetnessHoney
“And his meat was locusts and wild honey.”
The Bible (Matthew 3:4)
Simple FoodHoney
“Yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.”
The Bible (Matthew 15:27)
HumilityDogs
“But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind.”
The Bible (Luke 14:13)
Feeding The HungryCharity
“And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.”
The Bible (Luke 24:42)
FishHoney
“There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?”
The Bible (John 6:9)
Sharing MealsKids
“They saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.”
The Bible (John 21:9)
BreakfastFish
“Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.”
The Bible (Acts 10:13)
MeatShort Quotes
“I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it.”
The Bible (1 Corinthians 3:2)
MilkGrowth