In the order named, these are the hardest to control: Wine, Women, and Song.
—Franklin P. Adams (1881–1960) American Journalist, Columnist, Author
This bread I break was once the oat, This wine upon a foreign tree Plunged in its fruit; Man in the day or wind at night Laid the crops low, broke the grape’s joy.
—Dylan Thomas (1914–53) Welsh Poet, Author
Mixing one’s wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.
—Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956) German Poet, Playwright, Theater Personality
Oh some are fond of Spanish wine, and some are fond of French.
—John Masefield (1878–1967) English Poet, Novelist, Playwright
Who loves not wine, woman and song, remains a fool his whole life long.
—Martin Luther (1483–1546) German Protestant Theologian
Wine is a part of society because it provides a basis not only for a morality but also for an environment; it is an ornament in the slightest ceremonials of French daily life, from the snack to the feast, from the conversation at the local cafe to the speech at a formal dinner.
—Roland Barthes (1915–80) French Writer, Critic, Teacher
Where there is no wine there is no love.
—Euripides (480–406 BCE) Ancient Greek Dramatist
When there is plenty of wine, sorrow and worry take wing.
—Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso) (c.43 BCE–c.18 CE) Roman Poet
It was not the wine, murmured Mr. Snodgrass, in a broken voice. It was the salmon.
—Charles Dickens (1812–70) English Novelist
Take counsel in wine, but resolve afterwards in water.
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political Leader, Inventor, Diplomat
Claret is the liquor for boys; port for men; but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy.
—Samuel Johnson (1709–84) British Essayist
Good wine ruins the purse; bad wine ruins the stomach.
—Spanish Proverb
I made wine out of raisins so I would not have to wait for it to age.
—Steven Wright (b.1955) American Comedian, Actor, Writer
You know, my friends, with what a brave carouse I made a Second Marriage in my house; favored old barren reason from my bed, and took the daughter of the vine to spouse.
—Omar Khayyam (1048–1123) Persian Mathematician
Water for oxen, wine for kings.
—Spanish Proverb
Remember gentlemen, it is not just France we are fighting for, it is Champagne.
—Winston Churchill (1874–1965) British Leader, Historian, Journalist, Author
Wine maketh the hand quivering, the eye watery, the night unquiet, lewd dreams, a stinking breath in the morning, and an utter forgetfulness of all things.
—Pliny the Elder (23–79CE) Roman Statesman, Scholar
His element is so fine being sharpened by his death, to drink from the wine-breath while our gross palates drink from the whole wine.
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939) Irish Poet, Dramatist
Drink wine, and you will sleep well. Sleep, and you will not sin. Avoid sin, and you will be saved. Ergo, drink wine and be saved.
—German Proverb
When Satan cannot come himself, he sends wine as a messenger.
—The Talmud Sacred Text of the Jewish Faith
Here with a Loaf of Bread beneath the Bough,
A Flask of Wine, a Book of Verse – and Thou
Beside me singing in the Wilderness –
And Wilderness is Paradise endow.
—Omar Khayyam (1048–1123) Persian Mathematician
I was going home two hours ago, but was met by Mr. Griffith, who has kept me ever since… . I will come within a pint of wine.
—Richard Steele (1672–1729) Irish Writer, Politician
Had I but died an hour before this chance,
I had lived a blessed time, for from this instant
There’s nothing serious in mortality.
All is but toys. Renown and grace is dead.
The wine of life is drawn, and the mere lees
Is left this vault to brag of.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
Wine is a turn-coat; first, a friend; then, a deceiver; then, an enemy.
—Common Proverb
Wine gives great pleasure; and every pleasure is of itself a good. It is a good, unless counterbalanced by evil.
—Samuel Johnson (1709–84) British Essayist
Wine … cherish God and man.
—The Holy Bible Scripture in the Christian Faith
I may not here omit those two main plagues and common dotages of human kind, wine and women, which have infatuated and besotted myriads of people; they go commonly together.
—Robert Burton (1577–1640) English Scholar, Clergyman
I can certainly see that you know your wine. Most of the guests who stay here would not know the difference between Bordeaux and Claret.
—John Cleese (b.1939) British Actor, Writer, Comic Innovator
I am falser than vows made in wine.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
Wine fills the heart with courage.
—Plato (428 BCE–347 BCE) Greek Philosopher, Mathematician, Educator
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