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Claret Quotes by Samuel Johnson
- Claret is the liquor for boys; port for men; but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy.
- He who aspires to be a serious wine drinker must drink claret.
More Claret Quotes
- Were I Diogenes, I would not move out of a kilderkin into a hogshead, though the first had had nothing but small… — Charles Lamb
- I love white Portugal wine better than claret, champagne, or burgundy. I have a sad vulgar appetite. — Jonathan Swift
- At that comfortable tavern on Pontchartrain we had a bouillabaisse than which a better was never eaten at Marseilles; and not the… — William Makepeace Thackeray
- Claret is the liquor for boys; port for men; but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy. — Samuel Johnson
- He talked with more claret than clarity — Susan Ertz
- I can certainly see that you know your wine. Most of the guests who stay here wouldn't know the difference between Bordeaux… — John Cleese
- He who aspires to be a serious wine drinker must drink claret. — Samuel Johnson
- How I like claret!...It fills one's mouth with a gushing freshness, then goes down to cool and feverless; then, you do not… — John Keats
- If Claret is the king of natural wines, Burgundy is the queen. — Moliere
- No, Sir, claret is the liquor for boys; port for men: but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy.… — James Boswell
- Though the most beautiful creature were waiting for me at the end of a journey or a walk; though the carpet were… — John Keats
- I hover over the expensive Scotch and then the Armagnac, but finally settle on a glass of rich red claret. I put… — Nick Harkaway