“In truth we gaze but do not see, and hearken but do not hear; we eat and drink but do not taste. And there lies the difference between Jesus of Nazareth and ourselves. His senses were all continually made new, and the world to Him was always a new world.” WorldMadeLyingJesusDifferencesDrinkTasteSensesNew WorldNazareth Book:Kahlil Gibran: Masterpieces Source: Kahlil Gibran: Masterpieces
“Death can only be profitable: there's no need to eat, drink, pay taxes, offend people, and since a person lies in a grave for hundreds or thousands of years, if you count it up the profit turns out to be enormous.” PeopleIfsNeedsYearsPersonsLyingTurnsPayDrinkTaxesProfitGravesEnormousProfitable Author:Anton Chekhov
“The truth is that trout fishermen scheme and lie and toss in their sleep. They dream of great dripping trout, shapely and elusive as mermaids, and arise cranky and haggard from their fantasies. They are moody and neglectful and all of them a little daft. Moreover they are inclined to drink too much.” LittlesDreamLyingSleepFantasyToo MuchSeaDrinkTruth IsRiversFishesAriseBoatLakesFishingSchemesElusiveFishermanTossMermaidTroutDrippingMoodyCrankyDaftHaggard Author:John D. Voelker
“You take the books, you lie there in the pools of light and you drink life. That is how intensely I have loved libraries.” BookLightLyingDrinkLibraryPool Author:Ray Bradbury
“Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector. It encourages a man to be expansive, even reckless, while lie detectors are only a challenge to tell lies successfully.” IfsMenTruthLyingChallengesTechnologyDrinkTruth IsWineDrinkingSeekingAlcoholRecklessLiquorChampagneCocktailsDrinking AlcoholFunny DrinkingFunny AlcoholAlcohol DrinkingDrinking FunnyDrinking WineBest WineDrinking ChampagneLiquor FunnyCocktail DrinksWine And AgeChampagne DrinkingDrinking Age Book:Travels With My Aunt Source: Travels With My Aunt
“But the true evil of drink lies in the disillusion: that the initial pleasure very soon evaporates, leaving a demoralizing craving for more, which is not even temporarily pleasurable. Which then leads to deterioration of the faculties of both body and mind; plus a bewildering lack of co-operation between the two.” MindTwoBodyLyingEvilPleasureDrinkLeavingOperationsFacultyPlusCravingInitialsAlcoholismMind And BodyDisillusionDeteriorationDemoralizingTrue Evil Author:Caitlin Thomas
“The laws all true wanderers obey are these: 'Thou shalt not eat nor drink more than thy share,' 'Thou shalt not lie about the places thou hast visited or the distances thou hast traversed.” LawLyingShareDrinkTravelDistanceWanderers Book:The Secret of the Sahara: Kufara Source: The Secret of the Sahara: Kufara