Alcaeus Professions : Poet Born : 621 BC Died : 561 BC Browse All Authors Top 10 quotes by Alcaeus Wine is a peep-hole on a man. Alcaeus holes wine men Tis said that wrath is the last thing in a man to grow old. Alcaeus wrath lasts men The Arcadians were chestnut-eaters. Alcaeus arcadia chestnuts 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 wall opportunity men Brave men are a city's strongest tower of defence. Alcaeus cities brave men Not well-built walls, but brave citizens are the bulwark of the city. Alcaeus wall cities brave Fighting men are the city's fortress. Alcaeus fighting cities men Plant no tree sooner than the vine. Alcaeus vines plant tree One that hath wine as a chain about his wits, such a one lives no life at all. Alcaeus wit chains wine 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 pain grief drinking Similar Authors Abdellatif Laabi poet Ihara Saikaku poet Abram Joseph Ryan poet Ingeborg Bachmann poet Izumi Shikibu poet Bion of Smyrna poet All Authors
