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Wine is the first weapon that devils use in attacking the young — St. Jerome
Mankind . . . possesses two supreme blessings. First of these is the goddess Demeter, or Earth whichever name you choose to call her by.… — Euripides
Upon the first goblet he read this inscription, monkey wine; upon the second, lion wine; upon the third, sheep wine; upon the fourth, swine wine.… — Victor Hugo
He first selected the smallest one...and then bowed his head as though he were saying grace. Opening his mouth very wide, he struggled for a… — William Makepeace Thackeray
Wine is a turncoat; first a friend and then an enemy. — Henry Fielding
I drank at every vine, the last was like the first. I came upon no wine so wonderful as thirst. — Edna St. Vincent Millay
...stories about [the German composer Johannes] Brahms's rudeness and wit amused me in particular. For instance, I loved the one about how a great wine… — Arthur Rubinstein
Of the second-rate leaders people speak respectfully saying, "He has done this, he has done that." Of the first-rate leaders, they do not say this.… — Laozi
What are the purposes and priorities of teaching? . . . First, to inspire. Second, to challenge. Third, and only third, to impart information. — J. Michael Straczynski
I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend... if you have one. — George Bernard Shaw
Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second... if there is one. — Winston Churchill
No, Sir, claret is the liquor for boys; port for men: but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy. In the first… — James Boswell
Boys, the first drink is a boon, the second is a gamble, the third is poor judgment, and then the rate of descent gets steep — Garrison Keillor
A man cannot make him laugh; but that's no marvel; he drinks no wine.... If I had a thousand sons, the first human principle I… — William Shakespeare
Taste and smell are often the beggars among our five senses - they leave no written language and therefore no standards other than wholly personal… — Unknown Author
In racing, there is no question who is best - the first one to cross the finish line wins first prize. But with wine, even… — Mario Andretti
I hold that popularization of science is successful if, at first, it does no more than spark the sense of wonder. — Carl Sagan
The birds I heard today, which, fortunately, did not come within the scope of my science, sang as freshly as if it had been the… — Henry David Thoreau
The first step is always to succeed in becoming surprised - to notice that there is something funny going on. — David Gelernter
Now, nakedness is a delightful condition. And it keeps you very pleasantly cool - especially, I suppose, if you happen to be a man. But… — Colin Fletcher
In the first weeks I had occasionally worn clothes in the morning before the sun began its ascent, but very soon I abandoned this habit,… — Lucy Irvine
There are two questions a man must ask himself: The first is 'Where am I going?' and the second is 'Who will go with me?'… — Sam Keen
All these people talk so eloquently about getting back to good old-fashioned values. Well, as an old poop I can remember back to when we… — Kurt Vonnegut
If there is a bedrock principle underlying the First Amendment, it is that the government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because… — William J. Brennan
It may be said that artist and censor differ in this wise: that the first is a decent mind in an indecent body and that… — George Jean Nathan

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