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Drink! for you know not whence you came nor why: drink! for you know not why you go, nor where.   Khayyam, Omar

Excerpt from The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, Volume 1 · This quote is about alcohol and alcoholism · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation.


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(May 18, 1048 December 4, 1123), was born in Nishapur, Iran. He was originally named Ghiyath al-Din Abu'l-Fath Omar ibn Ibrahim Al-Nisaburi Khayymi . Khayym means "tentmaker" in the Persian language.

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