Wine is a turncoat; first a friend and then an enemy.

Quote by Henry Fielding

Topics: Wine Quotes

Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness.

Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness.

A lover, when he is admitted to cards, ought to be solemnly silent, and observe...

A lover, when he is admitted to cards, ought to be solemnly silent, and observe...

The characteristic of coquettes is affectation governed by whim.

The characteristic of coquettes is affectation governed by whim.

It is not death, but dying, which is terrible.

It is not death, but dying, which is terrible.

Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.

Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.

He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatness of soul; for...

He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatness of soul; for...

Sir, money, money, the most charming of all things; money, which will say more in...

Sir, money, money, the most charming of all things; money, which will say more in...

Worth begets in base minds, envy; in great souls, emulation.

Worth begets in base minds, envy; in great souls, emulation.

The devil take me, if I think anything but love to be the object of...

The devil take me, if I think anything but love to be the object of...

Where the law ends tyranny begins.

Where the law ends tyranny begins.

Flattery is never so agreeable as to our blind side; commend a fool for his...

Flattery is never so agreeable as to our blind side; commend a fool for his...

Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.

Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.

I describe not men, but manners; not an individual, but a species.

I describe not men, but manners; not an individual, but a species.

Read in order to live.

Read in order to live.

The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best...

The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best...

A newspaper consists of just the same number of words, whether there be any news...

A newspaper consists of just the same number of words, whether there be any news...

Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.

Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.

It hath been often said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible.

It hath been often said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible.

When widows exclaim loudly against second marriages, I would always lay a wager than the...

When widows exclaim loudly against second marriages, I would always lay a wager than the...

Now, in reality, the world have paid too great a compliment to critics, and have...

Now, in reality, the world have paid too great a compliment to critics, and have...