(19 quotes found)
“Dost thou think because thou art virtuous there shall be no more cakes and ale?”
William Shakespeare
“For a quart of Ale is a dish for a King”
“I would give all my fame for a pot of ale and safety.”
“St George he was for England, / And before he killed the dragon / He drank a pint of English ale / Out of an English flagon.”
G. K. Chesterton
“I have fed purely upon ale; I have eat my ale, drank my ale, and I always sleep upon ale.”
George Farquhar
“Shoulder the sky, my lad, and drink your ale.”
A. E. Housman
“Merrily taking twopenny ale and cheese with a pocket knife; / But these were luxuries not for him who went for the Simple Life.”
“Ale, man, ale's the stuff to drink for fellows whom it hurts to think.”
“Better beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear.”
Aesop
“Real ale fans are just like train-spotters, only drunk.”
Christopher Howse
