How dark are all the ways of god to man!
Nothing happens to man without the permission of God.
Where there is no wine there is no love.
I think it makes small difference to the dead, if they are buried in the tokens of luxury. All that is an empty glorification left for those who live.
For with slight efforts how should we obtain great results? It is foolish even to desire it.
Both to the rich and poor, wine is the happy antidote for sorrow.