“Sir, I did not count your glasses of wine, why should you number up my cups of tea?”
Samuel Johnson (1709–1784) English writer
Source: The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol 2
“Anni, amori e bicchieri di vino, nun se contano mai.”’ ‘“Years, lovers and glasses of wine; these things must not be counted.”
The quote "Anni, amori e bicchieri di vino, nun se contano mai.”’ ‘“Years, lovers and glasses of win…" is famous quote by Anthony Capella (1962), British writer.
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