AthenaeusOn 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.372Truth
AthenaeusGoodness does not consist in greatness, but greatness in goodness. ✨ Athenaeus (1854). The Deipnosophists Or Banquet of the Learned of Athenaeus: With an Appendix of Poetica… ▶351Humanity
AthenaeusIt is the mark of a gentleman to be moderate in the use of wine.362Philosophy
AthenaeusEvery investigation which is guided by principles of Nature fixes its ultimate aim entirely on gratifying the stomach. ✨ Athenaeus (1854). The Deipnosophists Or Banquet of t… ▶282Hope
AthenaeusIt was a saying of Demetrius Phalereus, that Men having often abandoned what was visible for the sake of what was uncertain, have not got what they expected, and have lost what th… ▶3410Hope
