I gave up drinking before my twentieth birthday. I haven’t touched the stuff since. And I’ve discovered that not everyone who does horrible things is a horrible person.

Brent Jones
About This Quote

William Shakespeare said: “I gave up drinking before my twentieth birthday. I haven’t touched the stuff since. And I’ve discovered that not everyone who does horrible things is a horrible person.” These are powerful words. He speaks about people, but he also speaks to alcohol in this quote.

He says that when you stop drinking, you’ll discover that not everyone who does horrible things is a horrible person. The message in this quote is that when you give up something that causes harm to others, you will find out that it isn’t all bad after all. Alcohol has its place in our society, but if we don’t use it wisely, it can cause more harm than good.

Source: The Fifteenth Of June

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