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"If you want to know God, look into the eyes of a lover."
Controversial"When the wind of love blows, even the dust rises into the world of meaning."
Controversial"O thou void of knowledge of the joy of the perpetual wine-drinking of ours."
Humorous"How did the rose ever open its heart and give to this world all its beauty? It felt the encouragement of light against its being; otherwise, we all remain too frightened."
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