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When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.
When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.
Drinking will make a man quaff,
Quaffing will make a man sing,
Singing will make a man read more
Drinking will make a man quaff,
Quaffing will make a man sing,
Singing will make a man laugh,
And laughing long life doth bring,
Says old Simon the King.
- Unattributed Author, Old Sir Simon the King,
If you are invited to drink at any man's house more than you
think is wholesome, you may say read more
If you are invited to drink at any man's house more than you
think is wholesome, you may say "you wish you could, but so
little makes you both drunk and sick; that you should only be bad
company by doing so."
Cigarettes and coffee: an alcoholic's best friend!
Cigarettes and coffee: an alcoholic's best friend!
Of course one should not drink much, but often.
Of course one should not drink much, but often.
When I got up to the Peacock--where I found everybody drinking
hot punch in self-preservation.
When I got up to the Peacock--where I found everybody drinking
hot punch in self-preservation.
Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only to live.
Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only to live.
Mynheer Vandunck, though he never was drunk,
Sipped brandy and water gayly.
Mynheer Vandunck, though he never was drunk,
Sipped brandy and water gayly.
Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.
Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.
