I have never loved anyone for love's sake except, perhaps, Josephine - a little.
Clearly, the pleasures wines afford are transitory - but so are those of the ballet, or of a musical performance. Wine is inspiring and adds greatly to the joy of living.
Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.
What is history but a fable agreed upon?
Unavailable wars are always just.
Everything is more or less organized matter. To think so is against religion, but I think so just the same.