Walter Raleigh Quotes

Of all vices take heed of drunkenness; other vices are but fruits of disordered affections--this disorders, nay, banishes reason; other vices but impair the soul--this demolishes her two chief faculties, the understanding and the will; other vices make their own way--this makes way for all vices; he that is a drunkard is qualified for all vice.

Drunkenness is the vice of a good constitution or of a bad memory of a constitution so treacherously good that it never bends till it breaks; or of a memory that recollects the pleasures of getting intoxicated, but forgets the pains of getting sober.

The American who drinks wine is in danger of becoming the victim of drunkenness, licentiousness, and gambling.

A drunkards purse is a bottle.

Of all men the drunkard is the foulest. The thief when he is not stealing is like another. The extortioner does not practice in the home. The murderer when he is at home can wash his hands. But the drunkard stinks and vomits in this own bed and dissolves his organs in alcohol.

Lo! the poor toper whose untutored sense, Sees bliss in ale, and can with wine dispense; Whose head proud fancy never taught to steer, Beyond the muddy ecstasies of beer.

All men, even those we call savages, have been so tormented by the passion for strong drinks, that limited as their capacities were, they were yet able to manufacture them.

But who is it that has made my people drunk? Indians cannot make whiskey. Indians do not sell it. But white people make it and bring it among us. It is they that have brought the evil upon us and we cannot remove it. The white people can remove it and now we call upon them to do it. We ask them to take their whiskey and run away, and leave us sober as they found us.

Drunkenness excuseth no vice.

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

Although Drunkenness be justly termed a vice which the Salvages are ignorant of, yet the benefit is very great that comes to the planters by the sale of strong liquor to the Salvages, who are much taken with the delight of it; for they will pawn their wits, to purchase the acquaintance of it.

Other vices make their own way; this makes way for all vices. He that is a drunkard is qualified for all vice.

A drunkard is like a whiskey-bottle, all neck and belly and no head.

You're a beautiful drunk, daughter. But you're a drunk.

I had to stop drinking alcohol, because I used to wake up nude in front of my car with my keys in my ass.

No animal ever invented anything as bad as drunkenness - or so good as drink.

When a man has been intemperate so long that shame no longer paints a blush upon his cheek, his liquor generally does it instead.

One that hath wine as a chain about his wits, such a one lives no life at all.

Well, upon my soul! You are not ashamed to stand there and confess yourself a disgusting drunkard.

The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.

The drinking man is never less himself than during his sober intervals.

If the headache would only precede the intoxication, alcoholism would be a virtue.

I never had one beer. If I bought a six-pack of beer, I kept drinking till all six beers were gone. You have to have that kind of understanding about yourself. I haven't had a drink now in 12 years.

My second marriage had a lot to do with alcohol.