Wine Quote by Samuel Johnson

No, Sir, claret is the liquor for boys; port for men: but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy. In the…

— James Boswell

Claret is the liquor for boys; port for men; but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy.

— Samuel Johnson

He who aspires to be a serious wine drinker must drink claret.

— Samuel Johnson

“I beg your pardon; I am drunk without a drink. English wine & words are vulnerable to every man.”

— Santosh Kalwar

My friends should drink a dozen of Claret on my Tomb.

— John Keats

“Not an elegant wine or a mellow brandy but harsh spirits.”

— Robin Hobb

“Some seek solace in whiskey, I drown my sorrows in ink.”

— Noor Shirazie

“Though liberal in his praise and always courteous and condescending to the shop-people, he was scarcely ever known to pay a bill and when…

— Susanna Clarke

“Some nights you drink tea, some nights you drink whisky.”

— Atticus Poetry

“Once we were on the road and safely out of earshot she said, ‘Hot, sweet tea, indeed! We shall have a bracing brandy and…

— T E Kinsey

“And he took another swallow of the brandy, shaking his great fair head like a man who looks forward to the worst.”

— Robert Louis Stevenson

“Tea is better than wine for it leadeth not to intoxication, neither does it cause a man to say foolish things and repent thereof…

— Laura C. Martin