An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it makes a better soup.

H.L. Mencken

Mots clés humor cabbage cooking fragrance idealism metaphors perfume roses similes

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I remember a time when a cabbage could sell itself by being a cabbage. Nowadays it’s no good being a cabbage – unless you have an agent and pay him a commission. Nothing is free anymore to sell itself or give itself away. These days, Countess, every cabbage has its pimp.

Jean Giraudoux

Mots clés capitalism cabbage commercialism

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Peter lost one of his shoes among the cabbages, and the other shoe amongst the potatoes.

Beatrix Potter

Mots clés cabbage potato peter-rabbit peter shoe

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