Alcaeus

620 - Alcaeus was born into the aristocratic governing class of Mytilene, main city of Lesbos on 620 BC.

• "One that hath wine as a chain about his wits, such a one lives no life at all."
• "Not houses finely roofed or the stones of walls well builded, nay nor canals and dockyards make the city, but men able to use their opportunity."
• "Language exerts hidden power, like a moon on the tides."