"Wery good power o' suction, Sammy, " said Mr. Weller the elder. "You'd ha' made an uncommon fine oyster, Sammy, if you'd been born in that station o' life."

Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.

I always keep a supply of stimulant handy in case I see a snake which I also keep handy.

If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.

Inspiring bold John Barleycorn, What dangers thou canst make us scorn! Wi' tippenny, we fear nae evil; Wi' usquebae, we'll face the devil!

It's always difficult to make conversation with a drunk, and there's no denying it, the sober are at a disadvantage with him.

My Grandmother is over eighty and still doesn't need glasses. Drinks right out of the bottle.

Reminds me of my safari in Africa. Somebody forgot the corkscrew and for several days we had to live on nothing but food and water.

The wine urges me on, the bewitching wine, which sets even a wise man to singing and to laughing gently and rouses him up to dance and brings forth words which were better unspo ...

There's some are fou o' love divine, There's some are fou' o' brandy.