331 Proverbs about Wine / Page 12
221. To a man wine is like water is to the boat; it can carry him or guzzle him up.
222. Some men will build a wine cellar when they have found just one grape.
223. Some men build a wine cellar after only finding one grape.
224. Wine renews the passion of lovers, and the hatred of enemies.
225. If the wine comes in, good sense goes out.
226. No joy without wine.
227. Old wine is good for the stomach.
228. Vinegar is the son of wine.
229. Where there is no wine, we need medicine.
230. Wine tops the list of all medicines.
231. Cast not pearls to swine.
232. The matchmaker gets three cups of wine when he succeeds and three slaps on the cheek when he fails.
233. When the vine entwines your roof, it is time to cut it down.
234. Man is like palm-wine: when young, sweet but without strength; in old age, strong but harsh.
235. The wine has been poured and must be drunk.
236. A poor cask often holds good wine.
237. An aching for wine--a wine-ache.
238. But now I was a rich man, three things have left me bare; dice, wine, and women, these three have made me poor.
239. Give wine to them that are in sorrow.
240. If all men were on an equality, the consequence would be that all must perish: for who would till the ground? who would sow it? Who would plant? who would press wine?.
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