Wine is a mocker, and strong drink is raging; and who is deceived by it is not wise.
—The Holy Bible Scripture in the Christian Faith
What a man says drunk he has thought sober.
—Dutch Proverb
You can’t be a Real Country unless you have a BEER and an airline—it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a BEER.
—Frank Zappa (1940–93) American Rock Guitarist, Singer, Composer
I have been brought up and trained to have the utmost contempt for people who get drunk.
—Winston Churchill (1874–1965) British Head of State, Political leader, Historian, Journalist, Author
The habit of intemperance by men in office has occasioned more injury to the public, and more trouble to me, than all other causes; and, were I to commence my administration again, the first question I would ask respecting a candidate for office, would be, “Does he use ardent spirits?”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) American Head of State, Lawyer
There are some sluggish men who are improved by drinking; as there are fruits that are not good until they are rotten.
—Samuel Johnson (1709–84) British Essayist
A man’s got to believe in something. I believe I’ll have another drink.
—W. C. Fields (1880–1946) American Actor, Comedian, Writer
The hangover became a part of the day as well allowed-for as the Spanish siesta.
—Unknown
A drinker has a hole under his nose that all his money runs into.
—Thomas Fuller (1608–61) English Cleric, Historian
He is a drunkard who takes more than three glasses though he be not drunk.
—Epictetus (55–135) Ancient Greek Philosopher
I can’t say whether we had more wit among us now than usual, but I am certain we had more laughing, which answered the end as well.
—Oliver Goldsmith (1730–74) Irish Novelist, Playwright, Poet
When the wine goes in, strange things come out.
—Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805) German Poet, Dramatist
I believe that water is the only drink for a wise man.
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–62) American Philosopher
Candy, is dandy, but Liquor, is quicker.
—Ogden Nash (1902–71) American Writer of Sophisticated Light Verse
I only drink to make other people seem more interesting.
—George Jean Nathan (1882–1958) American Drama Critic, Editor
Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector. It encourages a man to be expansive, even reckless, while lie detectors are only a challenge to tell lies successfully.
—Graham Greene (1904–91) British Novelist, Playwright, Short Story Writer
Drunkenness is temporary suicide: the happiness that it brings is merely negative, a momentary cessation of unhappiness
—Bertrand A. Russell (1872–1970) British Philosopher, Mathematician, Social Critic
Herb is the healing of a nation, alcohol is the destruction.
—Bob Marley (1945–81) Jamaican Musician, Singer, Songwriter
First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you.
—F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940) American Novelist
Alcohol may be man’s worst enemy, but the bible says love your enemy.
—Frank Sinatra (1915–1998) American Singer
A diplomat’s life is made up of three ingredients: Protocol, Geritol, and alcohol.
—Adlai Stevenson (1900–65) American Diplomat, Politician, Orator
If the headache would only precede the intoxication, alcoholism would be a virtue.
—Samuel Butler
Bronze is the mirror of the form; wine, of the heart.
—Aeschylus (525–456 BCE) Greek Playwright
An alcoholic is someone you don’t like who drinks as much as you do.
—Dylan Thomas (1914–53) Welsh Poet, Author
Wine hath drowned more men than the sea.
—Thomas Fuller (1608–61) English Cleric, Historian
A man who exposes himself when he is intoxicated, has not the art of getting drunk.
—Samuel Johnson (1709–84) British Essayist
Wine is sunlight, held together by water.
—Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) Italian Astronomer, Physicist, Mathematician
Alcohol doesn’t console, it doesn’t fill up anyone’s psychological gaps, all it replaces is the lack of God. It doesn’t comfort man. On the contrary, it encourages him in his folly, it transports him to the supreme regions where he is master of his own destiny.
—Marguerite Duras (1914–96) French Novelist, Playwright
I like whiskey. I always did, and that is why I never drink it.
—Robert E. Lee (1807–70) Confederate General during American Civil War
When the cock is drunk, he forgets about the hawk.
—African Proverb
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