When men drink, then they are rich and successful and win lawsuits and are happy and help their friends. Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.

ὁρᾷς, ὅταν πίνωσιν ἄνθρωποι τότε
πλουτοῦσι διαπράττουσι νικῶσιν δίκας τὸν νοῦν ἵν᾽ ἄρδω καὶ λέγω τι δεξιόν. εὐδαιμονοῦσιν ὠφελοῦσι τοὺς φίλους. ἀλλ᾽ ἐξένεγκέ μοι ταχέως οἴνου χοᾶ.

Demosthenes

Knights

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Reasons to drink Alcohol Getting drunk

Speaker

Demosthenes

Author

Aristophanes

Source

Knights

Medium

Play

Genre

Comedy (play)

Language

Greek

Time

424 BC 420s BC 5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

Greece Europe Ancient Greece

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Original Citation

Aristophanes. Ἱππεῖς Hippeîs [The Knights]. 424 BC, Lenaia Festival, Athens, Greece.

Current Citation

Aristophanes. "The Knights." The Birds and Other Plays, translated by Alan H. Sommerstein. Penguin Classics, 2003.

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Claret is the liquor for the boys; port, for men; but he who aspires to be a hero (smiling) must drink brandy.

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Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in journal entry, written by James Boswell. 7 Apr. 1779.

Current Citation

Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, written by James Boswell, edited by David Womersley. Penguin Classics, 2008.

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Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.

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Quoted in Funeral Oration, by Thucydides

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Current Citation

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Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!

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Source
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Medium
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
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Era
Classical antiquity
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Current Citation

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Having the fewest wants, I am nearest to the gods.

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Quoted in The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, by Diogenes Laërtius

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Source
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Language
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Time
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Socrates. Quoted in Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, written by Diogenes Laertius. c. 240 AD, bk. 2, ch. 27.

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