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What does it mean?
If you show off when drunk, you dont know how to drink properly.
In plain terms
Showing off when drunk means you cannot control yourself.
What can you take from it?
Real drunkenness is hidden, not displayed.

Where it applies

  • parties
  • social gatherings
  • nightlife

Putting it to work

  • self-awareness
  • moderation
  • etiquette

Questions to consider

  • How do you behave when drunk?
  • What is real control?

Another view

Being honest when drunk is sometimes better.

More from Samuel Johnson

  1. Claret is the liquor for boys; port for men; but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy.

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  2. Worth seeing? yes; but not worth going to see.

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  3. I would rather be attacked than unnoticed. For the worst thing you can do to an author is to be silent as to his works.

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