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Si bene commemini, causae sunt quinque bibendi; Hospitis adventus ; praesens sitis ; atque futura ; Et vini bonitas ; et quaelibet altera causa.
If all be true that I do think, There are five reasons we should drink; Good wine, a friend, or being dry, Or least we should be by-and-by, Or any other reason why.
[Attributed to "Dr. Henry Aldrich (Dean of Christ Church), 1700"
by French (1884) and the 11th edition Brannica (1911), it is also
attributed to Jean Sirmond, French
Latin poet (c. 1589 - 1649), by Menage and De la Monnoye, see
"Menagiana," vol. I, p. 172. I have not verified either claim.]
- Vox populi vox Dei.
The voice of the people is the voice of God.
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