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Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, September 20, 2013

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Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, September 20, 2013

In a restaurant choose a table near a waiter.–Jewish proverb

Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, September 26, 2011

Published by Jonell Galloway + Monday, September 26, 2011 Permalink 0

In eating, a third of the stomach should be filled with food, a third with drink, and the rest left empty.—Babylonian Talmud, c. 500

The Talmud is a central text of mainstream Judaism. It takes the form of a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, philosophy, customs and history.

Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, September 16, 2011

Published by Jonell Galloway + Friday, September 16, 2011 Permalink 0

by Simón de Swaan

A man hath no better thing under the sun than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry.–Book of Ecclesiastes, c. 225 BC

The Book of Ecclesiastes is from the Hebrew Bible, or Old Testament. It contains reflections on the meaning of life. “This book gives Christians a chance to see the world through the eyes of a person who, though very wise, is trying to find meaning in temporary, human things. Most every form of worldly pleasure is explored by the Preacher, and none of it gives him a sense of meaning,” says Got Questions. Neither the writer nor the date have been directly identified, but some of it is certainly by Solomon.