"Wine cannot stay sweet in gold and silver vessels, but only in cheap earthenware; in the same way, the words of the Torah will keep only with the man who makes himself lowly." ~~ Sifre Deuteronomy, Ekeb 48
"A man should not eat before he feeds his livestock. " ~~ Talmud, Berakhot
"Nowhere in the world can the Jew savor the taste of Homeland save in the Land of Israel." ~~ Aaron David Gordon
"To partake of a meal at which a great scholar is present is to feast upon the refulgence of the Divine Presence." ~~ Talmud, Berakot 64a
"Who is sated rejects honey, but to a hungry man all that is bitter tastes sweet." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 27:7
"A man should eat slowly, properly, even if he eats alone." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav
"If a poor man bakes a cake, any man that comes and snatches it from him is held wicked." ~~ Talmud, Kiddushin
"None of your honey, none of your sting! " ~~ Numbers (Bamidbar) R.
"Anger in a home is like rottenness in fruit." ~~ Talmud, Sota 3b
"More die from overeating than from undereating." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav
"Bread eaten in secret is tasty. " ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 9:17
"The wise man says: I will eat to live, and the fool says: I will live to eat." ~~ Orchot Tsadikim
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