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Wine is wont to show the mind of a man. — Theognis of Megara

Poem

Wine is wont to show the mind of a man.

In the original Greek

ἀνδρὸς δ᾽ οἶνος ἔδειξε νόον.

Theognis of Megara
485 BC
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Topic
In vino veritasWineAlcohol
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Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Medium
Poem
Time
485 BCClassical antiquity
Person
Theognis of Megara
Provenance
Citation
Theognis. The Maxims of Theognis the Megarean. c. 485 BC.

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