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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."
Mynheer Vandunck, though he never was drunk,
Sipped brandy and water gayly.
Mynheer Vandunck, though he never was drunk,
Sipped brandy and water gayly.
Did you ever hear of Captain Wattle?
He was all for love and a little for the bottle.
Did you ever hear of Captain Wattle?
He was all for love and a little for the bottle.
You can't drown yourself in drink. I've tried, you float.
You can't drown yourself in drink. I've tried, you float.
When the liquor's out, why clink the cannikin?
When the liquor's out, why clink the cannikin?
Of course one should not drink much, but often.
Of course one should not drink much, but often.
When treading London's well-known ground
If e'er I feel my spirits tire,
I haul my sail, look read more
When treading London's well-known ground
If e'er I feel my spirits tire,
I haul my sail, look up around,
In search of Whitbread's best entire.
- Unattributed Author,
The problem with some people is that when they aren't drunk, they're sober.
The problem with some people is that when they aren't drunk, they're sober.
Prudence must not be expected from a man who is never sober.
[Lat., Non est ab homine nunquam sobrio read more
Prudence must not be expected from a man who is never sober.
[Lat., Non est ab homine nunquam sobrio postulanda prudentia.]