Woe unto them that rise up ear...

Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them.

~Bible~

Water is the only drink for a ...

Water is the only drink for a wise man.

~Henry David Thoreau~

There was an old hen And she h...

There was an old hen And she had a wooden leg, And every damned morning She laid another egg; She was the best damned chicken On the whole damned farm - And another little drink Wouldn't do us any harm.

~American Folksong~

There St. John mingles with my...

There St. John mingles with my friendly bowl The feat of reason and the flow of soul.

~Alexander Pope~

The habit of using ardent spir...

The habit of using ardent spirits by men in office has occasioned more injury to the public, and more trouble to me, than all other causes. 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~

The habit of using ardent spir...

The habit of using ardent spirits by men in office has occasioned more injury to the public, and more trouble to me, than all other causes. 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~

He is a drunkard who takes mor...

He is a drunkard who takes more than three glasses, though he be not drunk.

~Epictetus~

It's a long time between drink...

It's a long time between drinks.

~Anonymous~

I would appeal to Philip, she ...

I would appeal to Philip, she said, but to Philip sober.

~Valerius Maximus~

Drunkenness is temporary suici...

Drunkenness is temporary suicide.

~Bertrand Russell, The Conquest of Happiness~

Drink! for you know not whence...

Drink! for you know not whence you came, nor why: Drink! for you know not why you go, nor where.

~Omar Khayyam~

Drink today, and drown all sor...

Drink today, and drown all sorrow; You shall perhaps not do it tomorrow.

~John Fletcher~

All excess is ill, but drunken...

All excess is ill, but drunkeness is of the worst sort. It spoils health, dismounts the mind, and unmans men. It reveals secrets, is quarrelsome, lascivious, impudent, dangerous and bad.

~William Penn~