Food Quotations

"Anything that walks, swims, crawls, or flies with its back to heaven is edible."
(Cantonese saying. Source: The Chinese Kitchen by Eileen Yin-Fei Lo)




"He that takes medicine and neglects diet, wastes the skills of the physician."
(Chinese proverb)




"Enjoy yourself. It's later than you think."
(Chinese proverb)


 "Talk doesn't cook rice."
(Chinese Proverb)






"Better to be deprived of food for three days, than tea for one."
(Ancient Chinese proverb)




"Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it."
(Lao-tzu, Chinese philosopher)




"The way you cut your meat reflects the way you live."
(Confucius)




"If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people ."
(Chinese Proverb)




"To be truly happy and contented, you must let go of what it means to be happy or content."
(Confucius)




"The superior man does not, even for the space of a single meal, act contrary to virtue."
(Confucius)




"To the ruler, the people are heaven; to the people, food is heaven."
(ancient Chinese proverb)




"Tea tempers the spirit, harmonizes the mind, dispels lassitude and relieves fatigue, awakens the thought and prevents drowsiness."
(Lu Yu, The Classic Art of Tea)




"Tell me and I'll forget, show me and I may remember, involve me and I'll understand."
(Chinese proverb)




"Is it not pleasant to learn with a constant perseverance and application?"
(Confucius)




"He who asks is a fool for 5 minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever."
(Chinese proverb)




"Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance."
(Confucius)




"The honorable and upright man keeps well away from both the slaughterhouse and the kitchen.  And he allows no knives on his table."
(Confucius)




"Preserve the old, but know the new."
(Chinese Proverb)




"Coarse rice for food, water to drink, and the bended arm for a pillow - happiness may be enjoyed even in these."
(Confucius)




"Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters?"
(Confucius)