The saloon is a liar. It promises good cheer and sends sorrow.
Interpretation
The quote suggests that places of revelry, like saloons, may seem inviting but often lead to deeper sadness.
Billy Sundayβs quote points to the deceptive nature of social environments such as saloons, which may offer the allure of companionship and joy but frequently result in disappointment and sorrow. It serves as a cautionary reminder about the false promises that these places can embody, often masking the underlying struggles and emotional aftermath of excessive indulgence.
In practice
Using this quote in a discussion about the effects of drinking culture at social establishments.
Whenever a day comes when I can stand and preach God's Word without an agony of anxiety lest the people will not accept Christ; whenever a day comes when I can see men and women coming down the aisles without joy in my heart, I'll quit preaching.
Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes you an automobile.
I don't believe there are devils enough in hell to pull a boy out of the arms of a godly mother.
The trouble with many men is that they have got just enough religion to make them miserable. If there is not joy in religion, you have got a leak in your religion.
The church is not a dormitory for sleepers, it is an institution for workers; it is not a rest camp, it is a front line trench.
The backslider likes the preaching that wouldn't hit the side of a house, while the real disciple is delighted when the truth brings him to his knees.
Studio chief Winfield Sheehan wanted me to remain a little girl. If I lost my innocence, he said, it would show in my eyes.
And what does it matter when light enters the room where a child sleeps and the waking mother, opening her eyes, wishes more than anything to be unwakened by what she cannot name?
I can look back on my life, where there have been moments where things might have gone the other way. Everything is like stepping stones, and I've seen people I admire falter. We're all vulnerable.
Alas, how easily things go wrong! A sigh too much, a kiss too long And there follows a mist and a weeping rain And life is never the same again
I believe the risks I take are justified by the sheer love of the life I lead.
People's memories are maybe the fuel they burn to stay alive.
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