The pious man, with his rosary and prayer rug, is often more distant from God than the lover in the tavern.
Persian poet
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"If the young Magian, wine-seller, display such splendor, I will make my eye-lash the dust-sweeper of the door of the wine-house."
Humorous"The wise man knows that pleasure and pain are two sides of the same coin."
Controversial"The earth is a tavern, and we are all drunkards. Some are drunk with wine, others with ambition, still others with love."
Controversial"The tavern is my Kaaba; the wine-cup is my prayer-niche."
Controversial"I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being."
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