Eating rice cakes is like chewing on a foam coffee cup, only less filling. Dave Barry
He who has two cakes of bread, let him dispose of one of them for some flowers of the narcissus; for bread is the food of the body, and the narcissus is the food of the soul. Galen
I sing of brooks, of blossoms, birds, and bowers: Of April, May, of June, and July flowers. I sing of Maypoles, Hock-carts, wassails, wakes, Of bridegrooms, brides, and of their bridal cakes. Robert Herrick (poet)
There are no cakes without work. Czech Proverb
Neither promise wax to the saint, nor cakes to the child. Greek Proverb
In default of bread, meal cakes are good. Portuguese Proverb