Not drunk is he who from the floor
Can rise alone, and still drink more;
But drunk is he who prostrate lies,
Without the power to drink or rise.
-T.L. Peacock, Misfortunes of Elphin
I never saw a purple cow,
I never hope to see one;
But, I can tell you, anyhow,
I'd rather see than be one.
Gelett Burgess, The purple Cow