“Wine is like a swift horse for a charming poet; you won’t produce anything clever if you’re drinking water.”
οἶνός τοι χαρίεντι πέλει ταχὺς ἵππος ἀοιδῷ,
ὕδωρ δὲ πίνων οὐδὲν ἂν τέκοι σοφόν.
Wine, a Poet’s Horse: Cratinus, fr. 199
“Wine is like a swift horse for a charming poet; you won’t produce anything clever if you’re drinking water.”
οἶνός τοι χαρίεντι πέλει ταχὺς ἵππος ἀοιδῷ,
ὕδωρ δὲ πίνων οὐδὲν ἂν τέκοι σοφόν.