Omnivio

I declared that I could say nothing more, and that I must commit myself to the Truth, whose cause would surely prevail in the end.

How I then tried to diffuse the Theory of Three Dimensions by other means, and of the result

I looked below, and saw with my physical eye all that domestic individuality which I had hitherto merely inferred with the understanding.

The carnivorous insect, on the other hand, has no narrow specialities and devours any kind of flesh.

The Romans, when they had devoured their fill of nations, besotted by excessive luxury, took to eating worms.

The discovery of a new dish, said Brillat-Savarin, is of greater importance to humanity than the discovery of a new planet.

"Aren't you a little surprised that this small room is not choking full of smoke? You know that the shutters are tightly closed."