“…the vinegar of the law, then the wine of the gospel…”
Thomas Watson (1616–1686) English nonconformist preacher and author
Heaven Taken By Storm
“Beautiful wine and sour vinegar come from exactly the same source. Curiously if one leaves a bottle of wine open for long enough it will become vinegar”
— David Gemmell, book Stormrider
Source: Rigante series, Stormrider, Ch. 7
Context: No need for confusion, my dear Mulgrave [... ] Beautiful wine and sour vinegar come from exactly the same source. Curiously if one leaves a bottle of wine open for long enough it will become vinegar. Happily in this house wine never survives long enough to go bad.
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