Do not try to show how much wine you can take, for wine has been the ruin of many. As furnace tests the temper of steel, so wine proves hearts and make proud men quarrel.

Wine is life for man if taken in moderation. What life without wine? Wine makes for a glad heart and a cheerful mind, if taken moderately and at a right time. But if taken to excess it brings bitterness of soul, excitement and a fumbling step.

Drunkenness inflames the anger of a stupid person to the point of scandal. It reduces his strength and brings him blows.

Do not reproach a neighbor during a wine feast, and don’t look down on him when he is merry; do not speak harshly to him or annoy him by asking him to settle a debt.