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"The senses are the organs by which man places himself in connexion with exterior objects."
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"I will only observe, that that ethereal sense - sight, and touch, which is at the other extremity of the scale, have from time acquired a very remarkable additional power."
Power
"Taste, which enables us to distinguish all that has a flavor from that which is insipid."
Taste
"All men, even those we call savages, have been so tormented by the passion for strong drinks, that limited as their capacities were, they were yet able to manufacture them."
Men
"Sight and touch, being thus increased in capacity, might belong to some species far superior to man; or rather the human species would be far different had all the senses been thus improved."
Being
"The number of flavors is infinite, for every soluble body has a peculiar flavor, like none other."
Body
"The sense of smell explores; deleterious substances almost always have an unpleasant smell."
Sense
"The sense of smell, like a faithful counsellor, foretells its character."
Character
"Those persons who suffer from indigestion, or who become drunk, are utterly ignorant of the true principles of eating and drinking."
Drink
"When I need a word and do not find it in French, I select it from other tongues, and the reader has either to understand or translate me. Such is my fate."
Fate
"Nothing is more pleasant than to see a pretty woman, her napkin well placed under her arms, one of her hands on the table, while the other carries to her mouth, the choice piece so elegantly carved."
Choice
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