Bertrand Russell Quotes

Drinking makes people go out of control.

We used to drink an awful lot of alcohol.

Wine hath drowned more men than the sea.

All excess is ill, but drunkenness is of the worst sort. It spoils health, dismounts the mind, and unmans men. It reveals secrets, is quarrelsome, lascivious, impudent, dangerous and mad. In fine, he that is drunk is not a man: because he is so long void of Reason, that distinguishes a Man from a Beast.

Bacchus hath drowned more men than Neptune.

You don't quite know how drunk you are until all of a sudden you're on the floor.

It's not a crime to get drunk.

Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.

I simply don't know how to act as if I am drunk.

Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss.

Alcohol is like love. The first kiss is magic, the second is intimate, the third is routine. After that you take the girl's clothes off.

I'm a big fan of the effects of alcohol.

And we used to do a lot of drugs and get very drunk on very cheap wine.

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

Come, for my part I will have only those glorious, manly pleasures of being very drunk, and very slovenly.

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is riotous; and whoever is deceived by it is not wise

First the man takes a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes the man.

At the third cup, wine drinks the man.

... the sin of drunkenness which is the root of all sins.

... like Daniel Webster after taking a pint of brandy.

The Effects of Ardent Spirits Upon Man

I did so many crazy things while drinking.

Wine is a treacherous friend who you must always be on guard for.

Even though a number of people have tried, no one has ever found a way to drink for a living.

The first draught serveth for health, the second for pleasure, the third for shame, and the fourth for madness.