Samuel Johnson Quotes About Drinking
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Sir, I have no objection to a man's drinking wine, if he can do it in moderation. I found myself apt to go to excess in it, and therefore, after having been for some time without it, on account of illness, I thought it better not to return to it. Every man is to judge for himself, according to the effects which he experiences.
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I also admit, that there are some sluggish men who are improved by drinking; as there are fruits which are not good till they are rotten.
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One of the disadvantages of wine is that it makes a man mistake words for thoughts.
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Wine gives a man nothing. It neither gives him knowledge nor wit; it only animates a man, and enables him to bring out what a dread of the company has repressed. It only puts in motion what had been locked up in frost.
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Wine gives a man nothing... it only puts in motion what had been locked up in frost.
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Claret is the liquor for boys; port for men; but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy.
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Melancholy, indeed, should be diverted by every means but drinking.
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Wine makes a man better pleased with himself. I do not say that it makes him more pleasing to others.
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That all who are happy are equally happy is not true. A peasant and a philosopher may be equally satisfied, but not equally happy. A small drinking glass and a large one may be equally full, but the large one holds more than the small.
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