...truth belongs to wine and children.
-- Erasmus
-- Erasmus
Related:
- it is the privilege of fools to speak the truth without
giving offense. --... - In wine there is truth (In vino veritas)
--... - In vino veritas. In aqua sanitas.
[In wine, truth.
In water, health... - When asked what wine he liked to drink, he replied,
"That which belongs to another." -- Diogenes Laertius... - It is indeed a desirable thing to be well descended,
but the glory belongs to our ancestors. -- Plutarch... - A good prince will tax as lightly as possible those commodities which
are used by the poorest members of society;
e.g., grain, bread, beer, wine, clothing, and all other... - There is drinking of wine
In genuine confidence. No blame.
But if one wets his head, He loses it, in truth... - No one respects a talent that is
concealed. ... - It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth.
Pliny the Elder (23-79 AD) -- Natural History, Book...
From the same category:
- Now is not a good time to
annoy me... - Water over wood: the image of The Well.
Thus the superior man encourages the people at their work,
And exhorts them to help one another... - A Law of Computer Programming:
Make it possible for programmers to write in English... - Pharmacists in Trout Creek, Utah,
may not sell gunpowder as a headache remedy... - The Abysmal repeated.
If you are sincere, you have success in your heart,
And whatever you do succeeds...
