A man may acquire a taste for wine or brandy, and so lose his love for water, but should we not pity him

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Drinking Quotes

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes...

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes...

Truths and roses have thorns about them.

Truths and roses have thorns about them.

There is no remedy for love than to love more.

There is no remedy for love than to love more.

As if there were safety in stupidity alone

As if there were safety in stupidity alone

That man is rich whose pleasures are the cheapest.

That man is rich whose pleasures are the cheapest.

I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for...

I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for...

It is characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

It is characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

A broad margin of leisure is as beautiful in a man's life as in a...

A broad margin of leisure is as beautiful in a man's life as in a...

Glances of true beauty can be seen in the faces of those who live in...

Glances of true beauty can be seen in the faces of those who live in...

Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he...

Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he...

The savage in man is never quite eradicated.

The savage in man is never quite eradicated.

As if there were safety in stupidity alone.

As if there were safety in stupidity alone.

We are always paid for our suspicion by finding what we suspect.

We are always paid for our suspicion by finding what we suspect.

Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it.

Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it.

To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.

To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

There is more of good nature than of good sense at the bottom of most...

There is more of good nature than of good sense at the bottom of most...

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit...

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit...

Gossip isn't scandal and it's not merely malicious. It's chatter about the human race by...

Gossip isn't scandal and it's not merely malicious. It's chatter about the human race by...

What's wrong with gossip? We all live on it, but we deny it; we're hypocrites

What's wrong with gossip? We all live on it, but we deny it; we're hypocrites