Quote by Samuel Butler
It is immoral to get drunk because the headache comes after the dr

It is immoral to get drunk because the headache comes after the drinking, but if the headache came first and the drunkenness afterwards, it would be moral to get drunk. – Samuel Butler

Other quotes by Samuel Butler

Those who have never had a father can at any rate never know the sweets of losing one. To most men the death of his father is a new lease of life. – Samuel Butler

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Death
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Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning. – Samuel Butler

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Life
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A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep him from the commission of all sins, or nearly all, save those worth committing. – Samuel Butler

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Humor
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Wine is a treacherous friend who you must always be on guard for. – Christian Nevell Bovee

Wine is a mocker, and strong drink is raging; and who is deceived by it is not wise. – Bible

One reason I dont drink is that I want to know when I am having a good time. – Nancy Astor

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