To be bowed by grief is folly; Naught is gained by melancholy; Better than the pain of thinking, Is to steep the sense in drinking.

Quote by Alcaeus

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'Tis said that wrath is the last thing in a man to grow old.

'Tis said that wrath is the last thing in a man to grow old.

Wine is a peep-hole on a man.

Wine is a peep-hole on a man.

Not houses finely roofed or the stones of walls well builded, nay nor canals and...

Not houses finely roofed or the stones of walls well builded, nay nor canals and...

Wine is a peep-hole on a man

Wine is a peep-hole on a man

Wine gives a man nothing... it only puts in motion what had been locked up...

Wine gives a man nothing... it only puts in motion what had been locked up...

Good wine needs no bush

Good wine needs no bush

Don't put new wine into old bottles

Don't put new wine into old bottles

Wine is bottled poetry.

Wine is bottled poetry.

Good wine needs no bush, and perhaps products that people really want need no hard-sell...

Good wine needs no bush, and perhaps products that people really want need no hard-sell...

No nation is drunken where wine is cheap; and none sober, where the dearness of...

No nation is drunken where wine is cheap; and none sober, where the dearness of...

No nation is drunken where wine is cheap; and none sober, where the dearness of...

No nation is drunken where wine is cheap; and none sober, where the dearness of...

I edit out the bad stuff and deliver the good stuff. Seventy-five percent of all...

I edit out the bad stuff and deliver the good stuff. Seventy-five percent of all...

Wine is wont to show the mind of man.

Wine is wont to show the mind of man.

Italian wine was something rough and red that came in a straw-covered flask with a...

Italian wine was something rough and red that came in a straw-covered flask with a...

And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and...

And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and...

Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy.

Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy.

Wine is a treacherous friend who you must always be on guard for.

Wine is a treacherous friend who you must always be on guard for.

It is well to remember that there are five reasons for drinking: the arrival of...

It is well to remember that there are five reasons for drinking: the arrival of...

Blushing is the color of virtue.

Blushing is the color of virtue.

What is the definition of a good wine? It should start and end with a...

What is the definition of a good wine? It should start and end with a...