"Back and side go bare, go bare,
Both foot and hand go cold;
But, belly, God send thee good ale enough,
Whether it be new or old."

Bishop John Still
Gammer Gurton’s Needle. Act ii

"I cannot eat but little meat,
My stomach is not good;
But sure I think that I can drink
With him that wears a hood."

Bishop John Still
Gammer Gurton’s Needle. Act ii

"The church is near, but the road is icy; the bar is far away, but I'll walk carefully."

Russian proverb

"There is no sincerer love than the love of food."

George Bernard Shaw

"Your eyes are always bigger than your stomach."

Confucius