Do not do to anyone what you yourself hate. Do not drink wine to excess or allow drunkenness to become your companion on your journey of life.

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“Share your food with the hungry and your clothes with those who are in need of them. Whatever you have in excess, give as alms, and do so ungrudgingly. Generously provide bread and wine at the graves of the just, but give nothing to sinners.

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“Seek the advice of every wise person, and do not ignore any useful counsel. | Book of Tobit 4:15-18 NCB.

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