Omar Khayyam — "Better to be intoxicated with wine than with the vain hopes of this world."
Better to be intoxicated with wine than with the vain hopes of this world.
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Rubaiyat (common theme, exact phrasing can vary by translation)
Date: c. 11th-12th Century
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