Teeth Quotes
“Eating food when too hot is injurious, as weakening the nerves of the teeth and stomach by the stimulus of heat.” Catharine E. Beecher 'Miss Beecher’s Domestic Receipt-Book' (1846)
“Eating pears cleans the teeth.” Korean proverb
“Hot things, sharp things, sweet things, cold things All rot the teeth, and make them look like old things.” Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) Poor Richard's Almanac
“If your slave commits a fault, do not smash his teeth with your fists; give him some of the (hard) biscuit which famous Rhodes has sent you.” Marcus Valerius Martialis, Roman poet 1st century B.C.
“No kind of beverage should be taken hot -- it injures the teeth and impairs digestion.” Sarah Josepha Hale, 'The Good Housekeeper' (1839)
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