“The mouth of perfectly happy man is filled with beer.” — Egyptian proverb

Here’s to the man who drinks strong ale,
and goes to bed quite mellow.
Lives as he ought to live,
and dies a jolly good fellow.
— Old English folk song

Landlord fill the flowing bowl,
until it doth run over.
For tonight we’ll merry, merry be.
Tomorrow we’re Hungover.
— Old English folk song

“A little bit of beer is divine medicine.” — Paracelsus, Greek physician

“Back and side go bare, go bare, both foot and hand go cold; but, belly, God send thee good ale enough, whether it be new or old.” — Bishop John Still

“There is more to life than beer alone, but beer makes those other things even better.” — Stephen Morris

“Beer does not make itself properly by itself. It takes an element of mystery and of things that no one can understand.” — Fritz Maytag

“Beer, if drunk in moderation, softens the temper, cheers the spirit and promotes health.” — Thomas Jefferson

“You sit back in the darkness, nursing your beer, breathing in that ineffable aroma of the old-time saloon: dark wood, spilled beer, good cigars, and ancient whiskey — the sacred incense of the drinking man.” — Bruce Aidells

“There can’t be good living where there is not good drinking.” — Ben Franklin