Drink Quote by George Orwell

“A man may take to drink because he feels himself a failure, but then fail all the more completely because he drinks.”

— George Orwell

The problem with certain Englishmen is drinking to excess, the systematic search for drunkenness.

— Marcel Desailly

“Although a drunk man’s words are a sober man’s thoughts, both the words and thoughts are usually muddled and destructive, as is generally the case…

— Donna Goddard

The slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts.

— George Orwell

But the true evil of drink lies in the disillusion: that the initial pleasure very soon evaporates, leaving a demoralizing craving for more, which…

— Caitlin Thomas

Drink often drives a man to misfortune and misfortune often drives a man to drink.

— Vikrant Parsai

“Men who are ill-natured and quarrelsome when drunk are very worthy persons when sober. For drink in reality doth not reverse nature or create…

— Henry Fielding

Philosophy teaches how man thinks he thinks; but drinking shows how he really thinks.

— Rene Daumal

“Writers choose to drink because of their inability to cope with the daily hassles of being part of a society. Why shouldn’t they? Every…

— Thor Benson

When men take pleasure in feeling their minds elevated with strong drink, and so indulge their appetite as to disorder their understandings, neglect their…

— John Woolman

When men drink, then they are rich and successful and win lawsuits and are happy and help their friends. Quickly, bring me a beaker…

— Aristophanes

Weakness ineffectually seeks to disguise itself,--like a drunken man trying to show how sober he is.

— Christian Nestell Bovee