in wine, there is truth
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Etymology edit
Calque of Latin in vīnō vēritās.
Proverb edit
- Things said under the influence of alcohol reveal true beliefs not expressed when sober.
- Synonym: drunk words are sober thoughts
- 1823, Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 14, page 321:
- It is a saying, that “wine inspires wit;' and that in wine “there is truth.” These sayings are the apologies of drinkers.
- 1998 December, Ron Loutherback, “Beyond the Label”, in Orange Coast Magazine, page 174:
- In wine there is truth. People who love wine and have a lot of it still like to get a great wine as a present.
- 2003, Kanaan, Delicate Torture: (Living Poetically), →ISBN, page 79:
- In wine there is truth, or so they say, and this just may be the way to heaven, then again we began this time just fine, with a bottle of red wine, parked on an incline just you and I, not far from my safe haven, inhabited by ravens sex laden, with a maiden which is you,
- 2011, Donald L. Anderson, Cases and Exercises in Organization Development & Change, →ISBN, page 35:
- “My grandfather never understood the point of a mission statement. But whenever anybody asked him about making wine, he always said this,” and Mr. Main pointed at a sign that read: In wine, there is truth. In good wine, there is hard work.
- 2014, Christopher Priest, The Space Machine, →ISBN:
- In wine there is truth, and although I was able to contain my excesses, and fell short of protesting my undying amour, our conversation had touched on most remarkably personal matters.
Usage notes edit
- Used to refer to the effect of alcohol on reducing inhibitions, allowing someone to say what they truly think.
- Secondarily, used to suggest that one's perceptions and emotions when drunk are more real than when sober.
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Translations edit
one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol
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