The drunken man is a living corpse.
—St. John Chrysostom, c. 390Quotes
If you were to ask me if I’d ever had the bad luck to miss my daily cocktail, I’d have to say that I doubt it; where certain things are concerned, I plan ahead.
—Luis Buñuel, 1983That which the sober man keeps in his breast, the drunken man lets out at the lips. Astute people, when they want to ascertain a man’s true character, make him drunk.
—Martin Luther, 1569As far as I can see, the history of experimental art in the twentieth century is intimately bound up with the experience of intoxification.
—Will Self, 1994I used to do drugs. I still do, but I used to, too.
—Mitch Hedberg, 1999Let your boat of life be light, packed with only what you need—a homely home and simple pleasures, one or two friends worth the name, someone to love and someone to love you, a cat, a dog, and a pipe or two, enough to eat and enough to wear, and a little more than enough to drink; for thirst is a dangerous thing.
—Jerome K. Jerome, 1889Drink today and drown all sorrow; / You shall perhaps not do it tomorrow.
—John Fletcher, 1625A man who exposes himself when he is intoxicated has not the art of getting drunk.
—Samuel Johnson, 1779Drinking with women is as unnatural as scolding with ’em.
—William Wycherley, 1675As he brews, so shall he drink.
—Ben Jonson, 1598Sobriety diminishes, discriminates, and says no; drunkenness expands, unites, and says yes.
—William James, 1902People who’ve drunk neat wine don’t care a damn.
—Hipponax, c. 550 BCWhoever gulps down wine as a horse gulps down water is called a Scythian.
—Athenaeus, c. 230