There is no love sincerer than the love of food.
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- George Bernard Shaw
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- George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman (1903)
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I wonder at those who think about their body's food, but do not think about their soul's food. They keep away disturbing food from their belly, but fill up their hearts with destructive subjects.