“Wine makes every meal an occasion, every table more elegant, every day more civilized.”
―
―
“Age appears best in four things: old wood to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust and old authors to read.”
―
―
“At times we ought to drink even to intoxication, not so as to drown, but merely to dip ourselves in wine, for wine washes away troubles and dislodges them from the depths of the mind and acts as a remedy to sorrow as it does to some diseases. The inventor of wine is called Liber, not from the license which he gives to our tongues but because he liberates the mind from the bondage of cares and emancipates it, animates it and renders it more daring in all that it attempts.”
―
―
“...wine [is] a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy.”
― The posthumous and other writings of Benjamin Franklin ... Volume 1 of 2
― The posthumous and other writings of Benjamin Franklin ... Volume 1 of 2
Big Eddie’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Big Eddie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Big Eddie hasn't connected with his friends on Goodreads, yet.
Favorite Genres
Biography, Classics, Crime, Fiction, Graphic novels, Historical fiction, Manga, Memoir, Philosophy, and Poetry
Polls voted on by Big Eddie
Lists liked by Big Eddie















