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Quote by Robert Burton
I may not here omit those two main plagues, and common dotages of

I may not here omit those two main plagues, and common dotages of human kind, wine and women, which have infatuated and besotted myriads of people. They go commonly together. – Robert Burton

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Worldly wealth is the Devils bait and those whose minds feed upon riches recede, in general, from real happiness, in proportion as their stores increase, as the moon, when she is fullest, is farthest from the sun. – Robert Burton

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Wine is how classy people get wasted. – Author Unknown

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Wine is a turn-coat, first a friend, then an enemy. – French proverb

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I cook with wine. Sometimes I even add it to the food. – W.C. Fields

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When wine enters modesty departs. – Italian Proverb

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