When men drink, then they are rich and successful and win lawsuits and are happy and… — Aristophanes
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.
In the original Greek
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.
Knights · 424 BC
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Aristophanes. "The Knights." The Birds and Other Plays, translated by Alan H. Sommerstein. Penguin Classics, 2003.
Original citation
Aristophanes. Ἱππεῖς Hippeîs [The Knights]. 424 BC, Lenaia Festival, Athens, Greece.
