Wine and dinner

Quotations on Wine and Dinner

Poor consolidation

It is very poor consolidation to be told that a man who has given one bad dinner, or poor wine, is irreproachable in private life. Even the cardinal virtues cannot atone for half-cold entrées.

The cod

Oh, no doubt the cod is a splendid swimmer – admirable for swimming purposes but not for eating.

Breakfast

In England people actually try to be brilliant at breakfast. That is so dreadful of them! Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.

A cigarette

A cigarette is the perfect type of a perfect pleasure. It is exquisite and it leaves one unsatisfied.

Alcohol

I have made an important discovery … that alcohol, taken in sufficient quantities, produces all the effects of intoxication.

To make a good salad

To make a good salad is to be a brilliant diplomatist – the problem is entirely the same in both cases. To know exactly how much oil one must put with one's vinegar.