Famous beer quotes from history and literature

Σήμερα έχουμε συγκεντρώσει μερικά από τα ωραιότερα αποφθέγματα περί μπύρας από το χώρο της ιστορίας και της λογοτεχνίας. Απολαύστε τα! Μια και το καθένα είναι ξεχωριστό, ταυτιστείτε με όποιο σας ταιριάζει καλύτερα.

- Beer..."a high and mighty liquor." -- Julius Caesar (100-44 BC)

- It is my design to die in the brew-house;

let ale be placed to my mouth when I am expiring, that when the choirs of angels come,
they may say, "Be God propitious to this drinker." -- Saint Columbanus (540-615)

- From man's sweat and God's love, beer came into the world. -- Saint Arnoldus (1040-1087)

- Whoever makes a poor beer is transferred to the dung-hill. -- Edict, City of Danzig (11th Century)

- The selling of bad beer is a crime against Christian love. -- Law, the City of Augsburg (13th Century)

- It is better to think of church in the ale-house than to think of the ale-house in church. -- Martin Luther (1483-1546)

- Wine is but single broth, ale is meat, drink, and cloth. -- 16th Century English Proverb

- For a quart of Ale is a dish for a King. -- Shakespeare (A Winter's Tale, c.1610)

- I would give all my fame for a pot of ale and safety. -- Shakespeare (King Henry V, c.1600)

- Of beer, an enthusiast has said that it could never be bad, but that some brands might be better than others. -- A. A. Milne (1882-1956)

- Fermentation and civilization are inseparable. -- J. Ciardi (1916-1986)

Και φυσικά το all-time αγαπημένο μας και στολίδι του Στύλου:

He who drinks beer sleeps well.
He who sleeps well cannot sin.
He who does not sin goes to heaven.
Amen.
-- Unknown German Monk