A man who exposes himself when he is intoxicated has not the art of getting drunk.

An old man is twice a child, and so is a drunken man.

I used to do drugs. I still do, but I used to, too.

Moderation in all things.

Whoever gulps down wine as a horse gulps down water is called a Scythian.

Drunkenness is the very sepulcher / Of man’s wit and his discretion.

To live on a day-to-day basis is insufficient for human beings; we need to transcend, transport, escape; we need meaning, understanding, and explanation.

It is impossible to live pleasurably without living wisely, well, and justly, and impossible to live wisely, well, and justly without living pleasurably.

Some writers take to drink, others take to audiences.

There was a great deal of drinking among us but little drunkenness. We all seemed to feel that Prohibition was a personal affront and that we had a moral duty to undermine it.

Drink does not drown care but waters it, and makes it grow faster.

A true German can’t stand the French, / Yet willingly he drinks their wines.

Sobriety diminishes, discriminates, and says no; drunkenness expands, unites, and says yes.