The flavor of wine is like delicate poetry.
Interpretation
Wine and poetry both offer subtlety and depth, enhancing our experiences through sensory engagement.
In this quote, Louis Pasteur highlights the exquisite nature of wine, comparing its complex and nuanced flavors to the delicate craft of poetry. Just as poetry evokes emotions and imagery through careful word choice and structure, the intricate flavors of wine can evoke feelings and memories, creating a rich sensory experience that transcends the ordinary.
In practice
During a wine tasting event, one might introduce this quote to highlight the artistic aspect of wine appreciation.
To demonstrate experimentally that a microscopic organism actually is the cause of a disease and the agent of contagion, I know no other way, in the present state of Science, than to subject the microbe (the new and happy term introduced by M. Sédillot) to the method of cultivation out of the body.
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Chance favors those who are prepared.
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Don't worry about people stealing your design work. Worry about the day they stop.
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People think that if you look fairly reasonable, you can't possibly act, and as I only care about acting, I think beauty can be a great handicap.
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