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Good wine needs no bush El buen vino no ha menester pregonero, el buen paño en el arca se vende

I do not advertise my novel because it is good and good wine needs no bush No hago propaganda de mi novela porque es buena, y el buen paño en el arca se vende

— “Doesn’t advertise much, does she? Relies on the principle that good wine needs no bush...” D. Clark, Monady Theory, 1983. UK. || “It was from this custom that the saying good wine needs no bush originated.” Julia Smith, Fairs, feasts and frolics, 1989. UK.

When the wine is in, the wit is out Quien es amigo del vino es enemigo de sí mismo.

You must quit drinking, remember that when the wine is in, the wit is out Tienes que dejar de beber, recuerda que quien es amigo del vino, es enemigo de sí mismo

— “Remember what I told you last night, that with the wine in, wits go out.” V. Wilkins, And so,Victoria, 1937. UK.