"Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends"
Francis Bacon [painter]
Love an acerbic quip once in a while. This is attributed to Bacon but other sources cite it as a 19th century toast.
Arilx
The life and adventures of a mildly dotty old bird.
Below is a black and white image of the former Great Hall in Nymans House which was owned by Maud and Leonard Messel. I say former because, ...
Don't think I have sham friends. It's prosecco in this house! x
ReplyDeleteMy friends all drink beer, cider and wine!
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I met Frances several times; he was never capable of such pronouncements (unless stolen).
ReplyDeleteBeer budget champagne for my friends-I like where he's going with this quip.
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