Alcaeus

Quotes

• “Splendid burns the huge house with bronze; rich is the ample roofwith radiant helmets; overhead each helmet lets a horse-hair plumedroop, the warrior’s ornament. Plates of armour hang on the pin,greaves of radiant bronze, defence against the sturdy javelin.Curved shields and cuirasses of new linen bestrew the room;here are blades from Chalcis; here is many a cincture and kilt of proof.These are things we must remember now our duty shall begin.”
• “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.”
• “Ἐξ ὄνυχος δὲ λέοντα γράψαις.”
• “O violet-tressed Sappho chaste,    O maid with honeyed smile! I fain would tell what is in my breast,    Did shame me not beguile.”
• “Οἶνος, ὦ φίλε παῖ, καὶ ἀλάθεα.”
• “Let's drink! Why are we waiting for the lamps? Only an inch of daylight left.Lift down the large cups, my friends, the painted ones;for wine was given to men by the son of Semele and Zeusto help them forget their troubles. Mix one part of water to two of wine,pour it in up to the brim, and let one cup push the other along.”

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