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.
More Quotes from Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin:
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.Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
Hearing, which, by the motion of the air, informs us of the motion of sounding or vibrating bodies.
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
The sense of smell, like a faithful counsellor, foretells its character.
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The senses are the organs by which man places himself in connexion with exterior objects.
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
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.
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