Nothing is more useful than wine for strengthening the body and also more detrimental to our pleasure if moderation be lacking.
Most men are afraid of a bad name, but few fear their consciences.
God has no power over the past except to cover it with oblivion.
As for the garden of mint, the very smell of it alone recovers and refreshes our spirits, as the taste stirs up our appetite for meat.
Nature is to be found in her entirety nowhere more than in her smallest creatures.
It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth (In Vino Veritas).