Gathered from a cigar site: February 19, 2006 11:37 AM
"There's nothing quite like tobacco: it's the passion of decent folk, and whoever lives without tobacco doesn't deserve to live." -- Moliere Don Juan, 1665
"My boy! Smoking is one of the greatest and cheapest enjoyments in life, and if you decide in advance not to smoke, I can only feel sorry for you." -- Sigmund Freud - to his young nephew, Harry, after he declined a cigar
"Every cigar goes up in smoke." -- Brazilian proverb
"Earth ne'eer did breed such a jovial weed." -- Barten Holyday, Technogamia, 1618
"I ordinarily smoke fifteen cigars during my five hours' labours, and if my interest reaches the enthusiastic point, I smoke more. I smoke with all my might, and allow no intervals." -- Mark Twain
"...I promised myself that if I ever I had some money that I would savor a cigar each day after lunch and dinner. This is the only resolution of my youth that I have kept, and the only realized ambition which has not brought disillusion." -- Somerset Maugham, The Summing Up
I borrowed this one from Fireclown, Administrator at the Smokers Forums.
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - pipe in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming"What a ride!"