Famous Proverbs
58 Proverbs about Drinks / Page 5
41. He that borrows and bigs; makes feasts and thigs; drinks and is not
42. A man is called a drunkard when he misbehaves, not when he drinks.
43. He who drinks wine without libation is a traitor to the gods.
44. Nunziata, fix the salad, a little vinegar, lots of oil, four reckless mouthfuls, and then some drinks from the jug.
45. Ring the bells for whoever eats snails and drinks water, because he's dead.
46. Who drinks at night, buys himself death, who drinks in bed, buys himself a coffin.
47. The potter drinks water from a broken jug.
48. Any visitor to the country who drinks from the River Bengo will never want to leave.
49. One who drinks from the Nile must return.
50. The crocodile drinks from the same river as the centipede.