The man who drinks to drown his sorrow is trying to put out a fire with oil.
Drinking to escape sorrow only makes the pain worse, like fueling a fire with oil.
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Liquor won't wash away troubles; it will only irrigate them a little.
First the man—takes the drink, then the drink—takes the man.
— Japanese Proverb
First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you.
— Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald
You can get along with a wooden leg, but you can’t get along with a wooden head.
— Dr. Charles Mayo
O God, that men should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains! That we should, with joy, pleasance, rev…
— Shakespeare
Alcohol does not drown care, but waters it and makes it grow faster
— Benjamin Franklin
