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ARCHILOCHUS Greek poet and satirist (c. 680 BC or 700 BC) 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.       - one version of his quote [War] Old women should not seek to be perfumed.       - [Perfume] 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?       - Fragment (VI),         see Plutarch's "Morals", vol. I, "Essay of the Laws, etc., of the Lacedemonians", one version of quote         [War : Life] Last Revised: 2008 April 9 Copyright © 1999-2008 John C. Shepard. All Rights Reserved. The GIGA name and logo are trademarks registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by John C. Shepard.  WWW.GIGA-USA.COM     Back to Top of Page

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