On drunkenness

If ever a man is in the power of the devil, this happens most of all in the time of drunkenness. St John Chrysostom

The devil loves no one so much as the drunkard, for no one submits so much to his will as the drunkard. St Tikhon of Zadonsk

A drunkard is fit for nothing but hell. St Basil the Great

A drunken man is not let even into a decent house, let alone into the Kingdom of Heaven. St Basil the Great

Hate not wine, but hate drunkenness. It is not wine that is evil, but the evil use of it. St John Chrysostom

Wine is a work of God; drunkenness is the devil's. St John Chrysostom

Fear immoderate drinking as the fire of Gehenna. St John Chrysostom

A drunken man will dare what a sober man will not do. St Tikhon of Zadonsk

A drunkard is not worthy to live among men of reason. He should be put among the beasts and driven out of human society. St Basil the Great

The divine Scripture sends the slothful to the ants, to be schooled in industry; but drunkards should be sent to the animals, to learn abstinence. Hieromonk I. Tolmardov