Some people say that the tradition of giving Easter eggs began with the Chinese, who gave eggs as gifts in the celebration of spring. Regardless of its origin, there is no question that most people prefer chocolate Easter eggs today.

Here are a few of my favorite chocolate quotes that you can use in Easter egreetings, postal greetings and invitations, etc. -- or just to enjoy:

1. "Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands - and then eat just one of the pieces " ~ Judith Viorst

2. "Biochemically, love is just like eating large amounts of chocolate." ~ John Milton

3."Nine out of ten people like chocolate. The tenth person always lies." ~ John Q. Tullius

4. "Exercise is a dirty word. Every time I hear it I wash my mouth out with chocolate." ~ Charles M. Schultz

5."Forget love... I'd rather fall in chocolate!" ~ Author Unknown

6 "Once in a while I say, 'Go for it' and I eat chocolate." ~ Claudia Schiffer

7. "Chocolate makes everyone smile - even bankers." ~ Chocolatier Benneville Strohecker

8."Caramels are only a fad. Chocolate is a permanent thing." ~ Milton Snavely Hershey

9. "There are two kinds of people in the world. Those who love chocolate, and communists." ~ Leslie Moak Murray in 'Murray's Law' comic strip

10. "Any sane person loves chocolate." ~ Writer Bob Greene

11. "Other things are just food. But chocolate's chocolate." ~ Writer Patrick Skene Catling

12. "Stress wouldn't be so hard to take if it were chocolate covered." ~ Anonymous

13. "Chocolate is cheaper than therapy and you don't need an appointment." ~ Anonymous

14. "Chocolate: Here today...Gone today!" ~ Anonymous

15. "Chocolate is nature's way of making up for Mondays." ~ Anonymous

16. "There's more to life than chocolate, but not right now." ~ Anonymous

17. "If you are not feeling well, if you have not slept, chocolate will revive you. But you have no chocolate! I think of that again and again! My dear, how will you ever manage?" ~ Marquise de Svign (French writer and lady of fashion)

18. "Chocolate: the poor mans' champagne." ~ Daniel Worona

19. "The greatest tragedies were written by the Greek Sophocles and English Shakespeare. Neither knew chocolate." ~ Sandra Boynton

20. "Life without chocolate is life lacking something important." ~ Writers Marcia Colman Morton and Frederic Morton

21. "Nothing is more romantic than chocolate." ~ Ted, Queer Eye For The Straight Guy

22. "My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far I've finished two bags of M&M's and a chocolate cake. I feel better already." ~ Dave Barry

I hope these chocolate quotes made you smile. Happy Easter!

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