"A man should eat and drink less than he can afford to, dress as well and as much as he can afford to, and lavish more on his wife. " ~~ Talmud, Chullin
"To eat and drink on a festival in the company of your family without providing for the poor and distressed, is not “the joy of the commandment” but the joy of your stomach. It is a disgrace." ~~ Maimonides
"Any man that has a heart will long for homeland more than for his sustenance." ~~ Moshe Ben Ezra
"Eat greens in peace, not meat in peril!" ~~ Shmuel Hanagid
"Wine in, secret out." ~~ Talmud, Eiruvin
"When does a Jew sing? When he’s hungry." ~~ Mokher Sefarim Mendele
"Does not the ear test words as the palate tastes food? " ~~ Job (Iyov)12:11
"A lot of wine is harmful but a little is good." ~~ Derekh Eretz R.
"Man does not live by bread alone. " ~~ Deuteronomy (Devarim) 8:3
"A little bitterness will spoil a lot of honey." ~~ Leon of Modena
"Yeast, salt and recalcitrance are good only in small doses." ~~ Talmud, Berakhot
"When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading. " ~~ Henry Youngman
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