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 Gnathaena.
I have heard a greater storm in a boiling pot.
It is the mark of a gentleman to be moderate in the use of wine.
Goodness does not consist in greatness, but greatness in goodness.
Whoever gulps down wine as a horse gulps down water is called a Scythian.
'It is very small for its age,' said Gnathaena.