Alcaeus Quotes & Sayings

Not well-built walls, but brave citizens are the bulwark of the city. — Alcaeus

One that hath wine as a chain about his wits, such a one lives no life at all. — Alcaeus

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

Fighting men are the city's fortress — Alcaeus

Wine is a peep-hole on a man. — Alcaeus

The Arcadians were chestnut-eaters. — Alcaeus

Brave men are a city's strongest tower of defence. — Alcaeus

'Tis said that wrath is the last thing in a man to grow old. — 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. — Alcaeus

Plant no tree sooner than the vine. — Alcaeus