There is truth in wine. 
Meaning and origin
The Latin proverb "In vino veritas" translates to "In wine, there is truth" in English. This proverb suggests that people are more likely to speak their true thoughts and feelings when they are under the influence of alcohol.
The origin of this proverb can be traced back to the ancient Roman poet Alcaeus, who lived in the 6th century BC. The idea behind the proverb is that alcohol has the ability to lower inhibitions and reveal a person's true nature and feelings. It has been used throughout history to emphasize the idea that alcohol can bring out honesty and authenticity in individuals.
Proverbs on a similar topic
- All that glitters is not gold.
- Still waters run deep.
- None so deaf as those who will not hear.
- Many a true word is spoken in jest.
- A fair face may hide a foul heart.
- Iron hand in a velvet glove.
- Lies have short legs.
- Barking dogs seldom bite.
- Truth is mighty and will prevail.
- Appearances are deceptive.
- A honey tongue, a heart of gall.
- The cowl does not make the monk.
- The biter bit.
- The face is no index to the heart.
- A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.
- All are not thieves that dogs bark at.
- Children and fools tell the truth.
- A little body often harbours a great soul.
- All are not hunters that blow the horn.
- It is not the gay coat that makes the gentleman.
- When candles are out, all cats are grey.
- All are good lasses, but whence come the bad wives?
- A traveller may lie with authority.
- Great boast and small roast.
- You cannot hide an eel in a sack.
- Liars have need of good memories.
- Truth has a scratched face.
- Fair without, false within.
Related proverbs
Similar proverbs in the same language
English
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Wine in, truth out.
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What soberness conceals, drunkenness reveals.
- Drunkards and fools cannot lie.
- Ale will make the cat speak.
Equal proverbs in another language
Latin
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In vino veritas.
Translation
There is truth in wine.
Czech
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Ve víně je pravda.
Translation
There is truth in wine.
Similar proverbs in another language
Latin
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Quod in corde sobrii, id est in lingua ebrii.
What is in the heart of the sober, that is in the tongue of the drunkard.
French
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Ce que le sobre tient au coeur, est sur la langue du buveur.
What the sober man holds in his heart, is on the drinker's tongue.
German
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Wenn der Wein eingeht, so geht der Mund auf.
When the wine enters, the mouth opens.
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Trunkener Mund redet aus des Herzens Grund.
Drunken mouth speaks from the heart's reason.
Czech
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Člověka při víně poznáš.
You know a man by his wine.
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Víno jest zrcadlo mysli.
Wine is a mirror of the mind.
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Nejspíše opilý pravdu poví.
Probably a drunk will tell the truth.
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U opilého řečí více.
More talk in a drunk.