Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin Quotes

In the state of society in which we now find ourselves, it is difficult to imagine a nation which lived solely on bread and vegetables.

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

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• In the state of society in which we now find ourselves, it is difficult to imagine a nation which lived solely on bread and vegetables.

  

  Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
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