“There are two reasons for drinking wine…when you are thirsty, to cure it; the other, when you are not thirsty, to prevent it… prevention is better than cure.”

“Fan the flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship, and pass the rosy wine.”

“Wine can of their wits the wise beguile, make the sage folic, and the serious smile.”

“Hold the bottle up to the light; you will see your dreams are always at the bottom.”

“Wine had such ill effects on Noah’s health that it was all he could do to live 950 years. Show me a total abstainer that ever lived that long.”

“A man who was fond of wine was offered some grapes at dessert after dinner. ‘Much obliged,’ said he, pushing the dish away from him, ‘but I am not in the habit of taking my wine in pills.’

…good company, good wine, good welcome, can make good people

“Wine makes daily living easier, less hurried, with fewer tensions and more tolerance.”

“Life is too short to drink bad wine.”

“When men drink, then they are rich and successful and win lawsuits and are happy and help their friends. Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.”