there is a limit to drunkenness if the kings companion reaches it then the most beautiful thing and the most worthy of his morals is that he not be held accountable for a slip if it precedes him nor for a word if it overcame his tongue nor for a slip that was one of his thoughts.
وللسكر حد، إذا بلغه نديم الملك، فأجمل الأمور وأحراها بأخلاقه أن لا يؤاخذه بزلة إن سبقته، ولا بلفظة إن غلبت لسانه، ولا بهفوة كانت إحدى خواطره.