Greek - Poet | 680 BC - 645 BC
Old women should not seek to be perfumed.
Archilochus
WomenOldSeekShouldOld Women
Let who will boast their courage in the field, I find but little safety from my shield, Nature's, not honour's law we must obey: This made me cast my useless shield away.
NatureCourageMeSafetyLawFind
And by a prudent flight and cunning save A life which valour could not, from the grave. A better buckler I can soon regain, But who can get another life again?
LifeBetterI CanFlightGetAgain
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