Alcaeus of Mytilene quotes

Wine is a peep-hole on a man. (Alcaeus of Mytilene)
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. View quote
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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. View quote
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'Tis said that wrath is the last thing in a man to grow old. View quote
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Not in hewn stones, nor in well-fashioned beams, Not in the noblest of the builder's dreams, But in courageous men of purpose great, There is the fortress, there the living State. View quote
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Raise a song for her, O Muse! The violet-crownèd maiden, And praise her soft throat's changing hues, Her low voice, laughter-laden. Sing yet again her thousand charms, Her eyes entrancing splendour, Her swarthy cheeks and supple arms And bosom dark and tender. Yea, sing forevermore of her, My mistress soft-beguiling, Fairest of all who are, or were, My Sappho, sweetly-smiling. View quote
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O violet-tressed Sappho chaste, O maid with honeyed smile! I fain would tell what is in my breast, Did shame me not beguile. View quote
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Brave men are a city's strongest tower of defence. View quote
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