Sober

Famous quotes containing the word sober:

“A sober mind will walk alone,
Apart from nature, if need be,
And only its own seasons own;
For nature leaving its humanity.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

“Be studious in your profession, and you will be learned. Be industrious and frugal, and you will be rich. Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy. Be in general virtuous, and you will be happy. At least you will, by such conduct, stand the best chance for such consequences.”
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)

“Did some more sober critic come abroad?
If wrong, I smil’d; if right, I kiss’d the rod.”
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744)