Woman first tempted man to eat; he took to drinking of his own accord. – Four Hundred Laughs: Or, Fun Without Vulgarity, compiled and edited by John R. K

Know thyself, especially thyself after a couple of drinks. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

Drunkenness is temporary suicide. – Bertrand Russell, The Conquest of Happiness

Of the demonstrably wise there are but two: those who commit suicide, and those who keep their reasoning faculties atrophied by drink. – Mark Twain, Note-Book, 1935