If you are very valiant, it is a god, I think, who gave you this gift.

Wine can of their wits the wise beguile, Make the sage frolic, and the serious smile

Rock stars, is there anything they don't know?

Pffft, English. Who needs that? I'm never going to England.

Being popular is the most important thing in the world!

And they die an equal death — the idler and the man of mighty deeds.

So, the gods don't hand out all their gifts at once, not build and brains and flowing speech to all. One man may fail to impress us with his looks but a god can crown his words with beauty, charm, and men look on with delight when he speaks out. Never faltering, filled with winning self-control, he shines forth at assembly grounds and people gaze at him like a god when he walks through the streets. Another man may look like a deathless one on high but there's not a bit of grace to crown his words. Just like you, my fine, handsome friend.