Wine is wont to show the mind of a man.

ἀνδρὸς δ᾽ οἶνος ἔδειξε νόον.

Theognis of Megara

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In vino veritas Wine Alcohol

Author

Theognis of Megara

Source

Elegies

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

Language

Greek

Time

485 BC 480s BC 5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Poet

From

Greece Europe Ancient Greece

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Citation

Theognis. The Maxims of Theognis the Megarean. c. 485 BC.

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