Brandy Quotes

66 quotes by 59 authors

Under the pressure of the cares and sorrows of our mortal condition, men have at all times, and in all countries, called in some physical… — Edmund Burke
"Dr. Munro, sir," said he, "I am a walking museum. You could fit what ISN'T the matter with me on to the back of a… — Arthur Conan Doyle
BRANDY, n. A cordial composed on one part thunder-and-lightning, one part remorse, two parts bloody murder, one part death-hell-and-the-grave and four parts clarified Satan. — Ambrose Bierce
Claret is the liquor for boys; port for men; but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy. — Samuel Johnson
There was an Old Person of Brussels, Who lived upon Brandy and Mussels; When he rushed through the town, he knocked most people down, Which… — Edward Lear
Alcoholic drinks, rightly used, are good for body and soul alike, but as a restorative of both there is nothing like brandy. — George Saintsbury
Place a substantial meal before a tired man and he will eat with effort and be little better for it at first. Give him a… — Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
No, Sir, claret is the liquor for boys; port for men: but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy. In the first… — James Boswell
Wracked with a hangover I do my muttering over a Black Velvet, a union of champagne and stout. Don't be swindled into believing there's any… — Tallulah Bankhead
Disagreeing with the fervent patriotism of the Confederates: "I think it's hard winning a war with words, gentlemen. . . . I'm saying very plainly… — Clark Gable
I never turn down a drink. Among friends itâ€™s always appropriate. A man is only a man as they say, but brandy is still brandy.… — Sholom Aleichem
About one thing the Englishman has a particularly strict code. If a bird says Cluk bik bik bik bik and caw you may kill it,… — Clement Freud
At Brandies I discovered Feminism. And I instantly became a convert... writing brilliant papers in my Myths of Patriarchy class, in which I likened my… — Heather Hart
I'll tell you the truth; I had a double brandy before the game but, before, it used to be four bottles of whisky. Not any… — Paul Gascoigne
Very softly, but very swiftly, Last, the man with the grey face and the staring eyes, bolted for his life, down and away from the… — Arthur Machen
He lay back for a little in his bed thinking about the smells of food . . . of the intoxicating breath of bakeries and… — Evelyn Waugh
We at the Christian Writers Guild couldn't be more proud of Brandy Vallance. Let her debut novel transport you to an entirely fresh time and… — Jerry B. Jenkins
There were some days that deserved to be drowned at birth and everyone sent back to bed with a hot brandy, a box of chocolates… — Diana Pharaoh Francis
Aspirin is so good for roses, brandy for sweet peas, and a squeeze of lemon-juice for the fleshy flowers, like begonias. — Gerald Durrell
Art is wine and experience is the brandy we distill from it. — Robertson Davies

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