10+ Alcaeus Quotes And Sayings

Following is our list of the best Alcaeus quotes and sayings.

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

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

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

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

Plant no tree sooner than the vine. — Alcaeus

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

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

The Arcadians were chestnut-eaters. — Alcaeus

Fighting men are the city's fortress. — Alcaeus

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