“With the first glass a man drinks wine, with the second glass the wine drinks the wine, with the third glass t…”

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With the first glass a man drinks wine, with the second glass the wine drinks the wine, with the third glass the wine drinks the man.

— Japanese proverb

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Attributed to: Japanese proverb
Culture / tradition: Japanese
Published in: Aboriginal Proverbs: Spoken By The Indigenous
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