In philosophy, if you are an Aristotle or a Bouzourdj-mehr;

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In philosophy, if you are an Aristotle or a Bouzourdj-mehr; by Omar Khayyam

In philosophy, if you are an Aristotle or a Bouzourdj-mehr;
in power, if you are some Roman emperor or some
potentate of China, drink ever, drink wine from the cup
of Djem, for the end of all is the tomb. Oh! though you
are Bahram himself, the coffin is your last sojourn.

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