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

"If you want to know God, look into the eyes of a lover."

"Stay close to anything that makes you glad you are alive."

"The tavern is my Kaaba; the wine-cup is my prayer-niche."

"You will not know a detail of the mysteries of existence, as long as you are not disoriented in the circle of existence."