A good End cannot sanctifie evil Means; nor must we ever do Evil, that Good may come of it. — William Penn. English writer and religious thinker (1644–1718)
All excess is ill, but drunkenness is of the worst sort. It spoils health, dismounts the mind, and unmans men. It reveals secrets, is quarrelsome, lascivious, impudent, dangerous and bad.
True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.
Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood.
Believe nothing against another but on good authority; and never report what may hurt another, unless it be a greater hurt to some other to conceal it.