The life of Ibn Sina;: A critical edition and annotated translation, (Studies in Islamic philosophy and science)
- Kind
- Book
- Date
- 1974
- Publisher
- State University of New York Press
- Retrieved
- Sep 14, 2011
- ISBN
- 0873952278
- EAN
- 9780873952279
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Avicenna Describes His Learning
At night I would return home, set out a lamp before me, and devote myself to reading and writing. Whenever sleep overcame me or I became conscious of weakening, I would turn aside to drink a cup of wine, so that my strength would return to me. Then I would return to reading. And whenever sleep seized me I would see…