Food Quotes
Edible, adj.: Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm.
"Edible, adj.: Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm."— Ambrose Bierce
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Meaning of this quote
The food chain undermines the idea that edibility is an absolute human-centered property.
Key takeaway:
Consider a claim from more than one creature's perspective.
Origin of the quote
The Devil’s Dictionary.
Who actually said this?
VerifiedMatched in Bierce’s satirical dictionary; dictionary labels and punctuation may be omitted in the supplied title. These are satirical definitions, not neutral factual definitions.



























