the writings even of several philosophers speak very tenderly of it, and even amongst the Stoics there are some who advise folks to give themselves sometimes the liberty to drink, nay, to drunkenness, to refresh the soul:
Filosofo anitzen idazkiak beraiek aski bigunki mintzo dira hartaz; eta, estoikoen artean ere, badira ausarki edatera noizean behin uztea aholkatzen dutenak, eta gogoaren lasatzeko mozkortzea: