Alcaeus, fragment 335

 

 

“For those who have wine, the best medicine of all is getting drunk.”

 

… φαρμάκων δ’ ἄριστον

οἶνον ἐνεικαμένοις μεθύσθην

 

Nothing moderate about this. But what if you have no wine?

(All good harvest festivals need a feast…)