"The ascetic scorns the drunkard, but who knows which of them is the greater sinner?"

"The beauty of the beloved is a mirror of God's beauty."

"The earth is a tavern, and we are all drunkards. Some are drunk with wine, others with ambition, still others with love."

"The wise man knows that he knows nothing."

"Hafez uttereth a prayer. Listen: say an amin! Be my daily food the lips sugar-scattering of Thine."