Human experience Quote by William James

Drunkenness is never anything but a substitute for happiness.

— Andre Gide

The secret of drunkenness is, that it insulates us in thought, whilst it unites us in feeling.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Drunkenness is the vice of a good constitution or of a bad memory of a constitution so treacherously good that it never bends till…

— Charles Caleb Colton

It would be pleasant to be drunk.

— Anne Sexton

The ' pleasure' of being drunk is obviously the pleasure of escaping from the responsibility of Consciousness.

— Ayn Rand

“The "pleasure" of being drunk is obviously the pleasure of escaping from the responsibility of consciousness. And so are the kind of social gatherings,…

— Ayn Rand

Drunkenness is an immoderate affection and use of drink. That I call immoderation that is besides or beyond that order of good things for…

— Jeremy Taylor

It were better for a man to be subject to any vice than to drunkenness; for all other vanities and sins are recovered, but…

— Walter Raleigh

What does drunkenness not accomplish? It unlocks secrets, confirms our hopes, urges the indolent into battle, lifts the burden from anxious minds, teaches new…

— Horace

There's nothing inherently interesting about being a drunk -- in fact, quite the contrary.

— Heather King

Unlike some men, I had never drunk for boldness or charm or wit; I had used alcohol for precisely what it was, a depressant…

— Frederick Exley

Drunken with what? With wine, with poetry, or with virtue, as you will. But be drunken.

— Eugene O'Neill