Water from clay pipes is much more wholesome than that which is conducted through lead pipes, because lead is found to be harmful for the reason that white lead is derived from it, and this is said to be hurtful to the human system.
Poison is in everything, and no thing is without poison. The dosage makes it either a poison or a remedy.
All things are poisons, for there is nothing without poisonous qualities. It is only the dose which makes a thing poison.
Some things are better eschewed than chewed; tobacco is one of them.
The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary.
I got it: stay away from cocaine and heroin.
Coffee and cigarettes are much better if you want an instant breakfast.
Poison's not bad. It's a matter of how much.
We have too many poisons in our diets now, like sugar and caffeine.
My understanding has always been that if there is any indication that pesticides are harmful, that they would not be allowed to be used.
Usually we trust that nature has a master plan. But what was it she expected us to do with tobacco?.
I snorted heroin once by accident. It was amazing. But kids, don't snort heroin. It's too good.
For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death.
I tried heroin just the once. Even then, I didn't realize I'd taken it. I was just handed something, smoked it, then found out what it was. It didn't do anything for me, which was lucky because I wouldn't have fancied heading down that road.
But you know what I'm trying to say, it's that there's a couple of really dangerous drugs out there and I've lost some friends to them.
A little poison now and then: that makes for pleasant dreams. And a lot of poison at the end, for a pleasant death.
Some Harvard guy said that acid would open our minds, pot wouldn't hurt us, and cocaine was benign.
In fact we put so many things in our mouths we constantly have to be reminded what not to eat. Look at that little package of silicon gel that's inside your sneakers. It says DO NOT EAT for a reason. Somewhere sometime some genius bought a pair of sneakers and said Ooooh look. They give you free mints with the shoes
Avoid the poison in your life that brings you turmoil.
Several of my young acquaintances are in their graves who gave promise of making happy and useful citizens and there is no question whatever that cigarettes alone were the cause of their destruction. No boy living would commence the use of cigarettes if he knew what a useless, soulless, worthless thing they would make of him.
Tobacco and opium have broad backs, and will cheerfully carry the load of armies, if you choose to make them pay high for such joy as they give and such harm as they do.
Not all poisonous juices are burning or bitter nor is everything which is burning and bitter poisonous.
I'm against steroids. Steroids are bad.
The one conclusive argument that has at all times discouraged people from drinking a poison is not that it kills but rather that it tastes bad.
There are many drugs that have many serious side effects and that are harmful to people. Marijuana is no different than that.
