Fill ev'ry glass, for wine inspires us, And fires us With courage, love and joy. Women and wine should life employ. Is there ought else on earth desirous?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Wine and women are portrayed as the main sources of life's joy.
- In plain terms
- Wine gives courage and joy, and life should be spent with women and wine.
- What can you take from it?
- Pleasures like wine and romance are valued as life's purpose.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes life worth living?
- Is indulgence the goal?
Another view
It reduces life's value to indulgence.
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