“I always avoid prophesying beforehand because it is much better to prophesy after the event has already taken place.”

“Always remember, that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.”

“What is the use of living, if it be not to strive for noble causes and to make this muddled world a better place for those who will live in it after we are gone? How else can we put ourselves in harmonious relation with the great verities and consolations of the infinite and the eternal? And I avow my faith that we are marching towards better days. Humanity will not be cast down. We are going on swinging bravely forward along the grand high road and already behind the distant mountains is the promise of the sun.”

“I've gotten more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.”

“I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.”

“I have taken more from alcohol than alcohol has ever taken from me.”

“Personally, I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.”