Instruction
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"Wine, dear child, it is true," said six centuries before our era the Greek poet Alcaeus. He appealed to guilt under any circumstances, this drink chased away the melancholy and amused heart. Even in old age Alkey could not refuse such pleasure. In his brilliant art of the poet often pointed to the drink that saves you from the unbearable summer heat, warm in the winter cold. A Greek poet of respected wine because he saw in it "the truth", considered the "mirror of the soul". Statement Alkaios was the beginning of another aphorism.
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A similar idea is passed by the Roman scientist and philosopher of the first century of our era Pliny the Elder. In his work "Natural history" is a short phrase which often in the Russian text is quoted in Latin: "In vino veritas" means "Truth in wine". These words were used as "expression", although the Roman philosopher, a continuation of the above: In vino veritas multum mergitur. ("Truth in wine repeatedly drowning").
3
The proverb "That a sober mind, then drunk on language" in its own way quite close to understanding the meaning of the expression. Indeed, people in a sober state is better to keep silent and under the influence of wine can even talk about the need to keep secret. In the history even known cases where alcohol served as a means of inquiry. For example, Stalin himself always drank moderately, but others tried to drink, hoping in this way to test others who, under the influence of alcohol consumed began to speak more freely.
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The wine is not left indifferent many famous people: some criticized him, others praised, others joked about this drink. Persian philosopher and poet, mathematician and astronomer Omar Khayyam expressive vivid images extolled the gifts of the vine. Khayyam – educated man in all times, though many believe the poet's lover noisy feasts and drinking, careless playboy. In lines of poetry of Omar Khayyam, glorifying people intoxicating nectar, it is possible to find wise encrypted secret meanings. Medieval scientist, physician Avicenna, who left the mankind his priceless works, did not rule out the possibility of the wine benefit. The attitude to the intoxicating drink of the great A. Pushkin show lines of his works, which speak of wine as a source of satisfying one's sorrows and grief and gives joy. The fullness of human life compares Pushkin with the filled wine glass. There is a considerable number of opposing views. A different point of view had the famous Russian writer I. A. Bunin, who compared the man's intoxicating wine with a sweet poison reflected in this image a symbol of death.
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Among mankind there are four kinds of virtue, certain well-known playwright of Ancient Greece Ezhilam and received confirmation from the philosophers Plato and Socrates. Next to courage, prudence and justice needs to be moderation. Great people, having the right to establish consciousness in society, spoke about the need to adhere to moderation in the manifestation of our obsession with wine.
6
The truth is the correct representation of the people of reality, is achieved through the pursuit of scientific pursuits. The amount of wine should not divert man from the real truth.
7
Ironic interpretation of the expression "Truth in wine" is defined by the value of "respect for drunkenness." It is no secret that the original meaning of some "winged" expressions are often distorted and used in a different sense. It is no coincidence that the long-standing phrase "Truth is in wine" (In vino veritas) appeared to complement continued: "... therefore let us drink!" (...ergo bibamus!).
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The expression "Truth in wine" in any modern sense could not justify those who are too passionate about "green snake".