Title Of Drunkenness

Author Michel de Montaigne

Kind of Book Essay

How strongly I recommend it 8/10 

My Impressions Short, sweet, and well worth the read

Practical Takeaways

  • Don't drink before 18. If older than 40 enjoy it -Plato

 

Big Ideas

  • Some sins are worse than others

  • Drunkenness is a stupid vice, but not as harmful as others

  • When people are drunk they let spill very intimate secrets

  • As we age we need alcohol to help us manage the discomforts of aging

  • How someone acts when they're drunk is indicative of their TRUE nature