“Those truffled turkeys, of which the reputation and the price are still increasing, appear like beneficient stars, and make the eyes sparkle of all sorts of gourmands of every category, whilst their faces beam with delight and they themselves dance with pleasure.” StillsEyeFacesStarsPleasureFoodDelightReputationCategoriesTurkeysBeamSparkle Author:Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
“The beauty that men seek is half a dream-- Where'er we wander, yet it lies afar; It touches with its wand a setting star, It stirs the ripple of an ebbing stream. And though we run beyond the dawning gleam, Or kneel to worship at an altar bright, We may not know the soul of its delight, Or more than marvel at its palest beam.” KnowsMenMaySoulDreamRunningLyingStarsHalfBeautyWorshipDelightSettingSettingsWanderStreamsAltarsBeamRippleGleamAfarWands Book:The Rainbow Chaser: And Other Poems ... Source: The Rainbow Chaser: And Other Poems ...
“Local esteem is far more conducive to happiness than general reputation. The latter may be compared to the fixed stars which glimmer so remotely as to afford little light and no warmth. The former is like the sun, each day shedding his prolific and cheering beams.” MayLittlesLightStarsSunLocalsEsteemReputationFormerFixedEach DayLatterWarmthCheerBeam Book:Aphorisms and Reflections: A Miscellany of Thought and Opinion Source: Aphorisms and Reflections: A Miscellany of Thought and Opinion