Goodness does not consist in greatness, but greatness in goodness.
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.
Every investigation which is guided by principles of Nature fixes its ultimate aim entirely on gratifying the stomach.
'It is very small for its age,' said Gnathaena.