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Wine, which the wise man knows how to appreciate,

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Wine, which the wise man knows how to appreciate, by Omar Khayyam

Wine, which the wise man knows how to appreciate,
is for me the water of life and I its prophet am. It is
balm for the heart, an elixir which fortifies the soul.
Has God Himself not said: The benefits of the human
race are found in wine.

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