“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…)
Tag: Moderation
Herodotus, 1 32.5
“Many super-wealthy people are unhappy while many who have less are fortunate in the end.”
πολλοὶ μὲν γὰρ ζάπλουτοι ἀνθρώπων ἀνόλβιοι εἰσί, πολλοὶ δὲ μετρίως ἔχοντες βίου εὐτυχέες.
(I know, I know. I added a bit to the end to echo the rest of the passage. And students love to debate the varied meanings of bios in Herodotus.)
Judge it for yourself, here: The Full Text.
Euripides, Iphigenia at Aulis 334
“An unsteady mind is an unjust possession”
νοῦς δέ γ᾽ οὐ βέβαιος ἄδικον κτῆμα…
Although many minds might come undone at the thought of Iphigenia….