Brighter than Parian marble.
Who after wine, talks of wars hardships or of poverty.
In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.
I shall not completely die.
If the crow had been satisfied to eat his prey in silence, he would have had more meat and less quarreling and envy.
Think of the wonders uncorked by wine! It opens secrets, gives heart to our hopes, pushes the cowardly into battle, lifts the load from anxious minds, and evokes talents. Thanks to the bottle's prompting no one is lost for words, no one who's cramped by poverty fails to find release.