To be bowed by grief is folly; Naught is gained by melancholy; Better than the pain of thinking, Is to steep the sense in drinking.
To be bowed by grief is folly; Naught is gained by melancholy; Better than the pain of thinking, Is to steep the sense in drinking. - Alcaeus
- Alcaeus
One that hath wine as a chain about his wits, such a one lives no life at all. - Alcaeus
One that hath wine as a chain about his wits, such a one lives no life at all.
Wine is a peep-hole on a man. - Alcaeus
Wine is a peep-hole on a man.
Tis said that wrath is the last thing in a man to grow old. - Alcaeus
Tis said that wrath is the last thing in a man to grow old.
Plant no tree sooner than the vine. - Alcaeus
Plant no tree sooner than the vine.
Fighting men are the city's fortress. - Alcaeus
Fighting men are the city's fortress.
Not houses finely roofed or the stones of walls well builded, nay nor canals and dockyards make the city, but men able to use their opportunity. - Alcaeus
Not houses finely roofed or the stones of walls well builded, nay nor canals and dockyards make the city, but men able to use their opportunity.
The Arcadians were chestnut-eaters. - Alcaeus
The Arcadians were chestnut-eaters.
Not well-built walls, but brave citizens are the bulwark of the city. - Alcaeus
Not well-built walls, but brave citizens are the bulwark of the city.
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