What did Pliny the Elder mean by: The best kind of wine is that which is most pleasant to him who drinks it. - Pliny the Elder Naturalist and author · Italy Copy
+ Our youth and manhood are due to our country, but our declining years are due to ourselves. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Pliny the Elder, Country, Youth, 0 - Pliny the Elder Naturalist and author · Italy
+ When a building is about to fall down, all the mice desert it. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Pliny the Elder, Building, Desert, 0 - Pliny the Elder Naturalist and author · Italy
+ In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Pliny the Elder, Certainty, Uncertain, 0 - Pliny the Elder Naturalist and author · Italy
+ It [the earth] alone remains immoveable, whilst all things revolve round it. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Pliny the Elder, Earth, Remains, Science, 0 - Pliny the Elder Naturalist and author · Italy
+ No man’s abilities are so remarkably shining as not to stand in need of a proper opportunity. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Pliny the Elder, Opportunity, Shining, 0 - Pliny the Elder Naturalist and author · Italy
+ An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Pliny the Elder, Education, Goal, Marriage, 0 - Pliny the Elder Naturalist and author · Italy
+ Nature is to be found in her entirety nowhere more than in her smallest creatures. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Pliny the Elder, Creatures, Smallest, 0 - Pliny the Elder Naturalist and author · Italy
+ A dear bargain is always disagreeable, particularly as it is a reflection upon the buyer’s judgment. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Pliny the Elder, Buying, Judgment, Reflection, 0 - Pliny the Elder Naturalist and author · Italy
All the doctors who wanted to forbid me to smoke and to drink are dead. - Jean Sibelius Composer · Finland
Being a wine enthusiast means you care more about quality than quantity. - Jean-Claude Carriere Screenwriter · France
If we wish to quench our thirst, we must lay aside books which explain thirst and take a drink. - Jean-Pierre de Caussade Priest · France
Only a fool tries to reconstruct a bunch of grapes from a bottle of wine. - Jeanette Winterson Author · England
Hi, I’m Jeff Healy of the Jeff Healy band. Don’t drink and drive. I don’t… you’re blind! - Jeff Healey
Being here all day, I was quite exhausted – I had to drink coffee before the match to stay awake - Jelena Jankovic Tennis player · Serbia