"Our sages recommended that a father should spend less than his means on food, up to his means on dress, and beyond his means for his wife and children." ~~ Maimonides
"Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die! " ~~ Jeremiah (Yirmeyahu) 23:13
"Because of gluttony, Esau sold his birthright. " ~~ Numbers (Bamidbar) R.
"Wine is as good to the old as milk is to babes." ~~ Yalkut Shimoni
"A cheerful heart is an unending banquet." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 15:16
"Sayings of the wise are like a tonic wine, pleasure to the spirit and cure to the flesh." ~~ Mishle Agur
"Where there is wine there is lust. " ~~ Numbers (Bamidbar) R.
"The dish of two partners is neither hot nor cold. [Too many cooks spoil the broth. A shared kettle never boils.] " ~~ Talmud, Eiruvin
"Applicants for clothes are investigated, not applicants for food. " ~~ Talmud, Bava Batra
"Nowhere does the Torah say, “Invite your guest to pray”; but it does tell us to offer him food, drink and a bed." ~~ Kagan
"To a hungry man everything bitter is sweet. " ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 27:7
"Give strong drink to the lost and wine to those in dire distress!" ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 31:6
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