Keep the Enemy Clean Out

Thursday. Prov. 23: 29-35.

There’s only one safe thing to do with alcoholics of every grade and kind: treat them as you would a poisonous snake. You never know when they’ll bite. Never take the drink, or if you have, never take the next one. Drinking is like giving the front-door key to a burglar. Everything inside is in danger when the first glass is taken; nothing is quite safe — brain, tongue, heart, purity, character, loved ones, property.

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