Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
“Let people in distress have wine and those in pain strong drink,” which shows that nothing can prove such a good remedy for depression as recourse to this, aside from the fact that in some cases intemperance undermines the benefit coming from it.