Quotes about Sobriety

Therefore be alert and remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.

For an elder must be a man whose life cannot be spoken against. He must be faithful to his wife. He must exhibit self-control, live wisely, and have a good reputation. He must enjoy having guests in his home and must be able to teach. He must not be a heavy drinker or be violent. He must be gentle, peace loving, and not one who loves money. He must manage his own family well, with children who respect and obey him. (1 Timothy 3:2-4 NLT)

Prudence must not be expected from a man who is never sober.

Sobriety, severity, and self-respect are the foundations of all true sociality.

Drink because you are happy, but never because you are miserable.

The drunken man is a living corpse.

They no longer sing and drink wine; strong drink is bitter to those who consume it.

Oppression makes wise men mad; but the distemper is still the madness of the wise, which is better than the sobriety of fools.

First, Resolve upon, and daily endeavour to practise, a life of seriousness and strict sobriety.

Drunkenness is not a new vice. Its ravages have always been a scourge on the human race. Alcohol is a killer, a murderer.

A.A. is the only group I know that is willing and honest enough to just tell people up front, "You are damn selfish!" Or, "Until you get beyond your massive narcissism you are never going to grow up.

The trouble is that most Christians pushed this great liberation off into the next world, and many Twelve Steppers settled for mere sobriety from a substance instead of a real transformation of the self. We have all been the losers, as a result—waiting around for "enlightenment at gunpoint" (death) instead of enjoying God's banquet much earlier in life.