It was a saying of Demetrius Phalereus, that "Men having often abandoned what was visible for the sake of what was uncertain, have not got what they …

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the Egyptians became fond of wine and bibulous; and so a way was found among them to help those who could not afford wine, namely, to drink that made…

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Fasting cures diseases, dries up bodily humors, puts demons to flight, gets rid of impure thoughts, makes the mind clearer and the heart purer, the b…

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It is the mark of a gentleman to be moderate in the use of wine.

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Whoever gulps down wine as a horse gulps down water is called a Scythian.

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Goodness does not consist in greatness, but greatness in goodness.

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'It is very small for its age,' said Gnathaena.

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Every investigation which is guided by principles of Nature fixes its ultimate aim entirely on gratifying the stomach.

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On one occasion some one put a very little wine into a [glass], and said that it was sixteen years old. 'It is very small for its age,' said Gnathaen…

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