Franz Kafka

My peers, lately, have found companionship through means of intoxication - it makes them sociable. I, however, cannot force myself to use drugs to cheat on my loneliness - it is all that I have - and when the drugs and alcohol dissipate, will be all that my peers have as well.

Novelist

Pierre de Coubertin

The day when a sportsman stops thinking above all else of the happiness in his own effort and the intoxication of the power and physical balance he derives from it, the day when he lets considerations of vanity or interest take over, on this day his ideal will die.

French Leader

Georges Duhamel

Suffering has roused them from the sleep of gentle life, and every day fills them with a terrible intoxication. They are now something more than themselves; those we loved were merely happy shadows.

French Novelist

Jacob Bronowski

The wish to hurt, the momentary intoxication with pain, is the loophole through which the pervert climbs into the minds of ordinary men.

English Scientist

Jean Cocteau

The reward of art is not fame or success but intoxication: that is why so many bad artists are unable to give it up.

French Director

Diogenes

The vine bears three kinds of grapes: the first of pleasure, the second of intoxication, the third of disgust.

Greek Philosopher

John Dryden

The intoxication of anger, like that of the grape, shows us to others, but hides us from ourselves.

English Poet

Samuel Butler

If the headache would only precede the intoxication, alcoholism would be a virtue.

British Poet

Lord Byron

Man, being reasonable, must get drunk; the best of life is but intoxication.

Aristotle

The young are permanently in a state resembling intoxication.

Understanding 'intoxication' in legal terms can help prevent serious consequences.

Legal Consequences

Used in warnings to indicate that certain activities shouldn't be done while intoxicated.

Safety Warning

Indicates disapproval when someone's actions are influenced by substances.

Social Disapproval

'Intoxication' can express the thrill of a gripping experience without substances.

Euphoric State

It's often used metaphorically for describing overwhelming emotions.

Metaphorical Use

Used in medical contexts to describe a critical condition due to toxic substances.

Medical Emergency

It's a technical term in medicine, rarely used in casual conversation.

Technical Term

Don't confuse it with common illnesses; it specifically refers to poisoning.

Confusion with Illness

 causing cells to swell. In severe cases, the kidneys can't keep up with the resulting volumes of dilute urine. Water intoxication then occurs, possibly causing headache, vomiting, and, in rare instances, seizures or death. But that's a pretty extreme situation.

What would happen if you...

 benches or near the building, then asking them to move along because kids see them. And it is normal for the community to see people in various states of intoxication and withdrawal, to see people buying and selling,

The critical role...

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