Ah Love! could you and I with him conspire Omar Khayyam More Quotes by Omar Khayyam More Quotes From Omar Khayyam You know, my friends, with what a brave carouse I made a Second Marriage in my house; favored old barren reason from my bed, and took the daughter of the vine to spouse. Omar Khayyam daughter mother house The entire world shall be populous with that action which saves one soul from despair. Omar Khayyam despair soul world Come, fill the Cup, and in the Fire of Spring The Winter Garment of Repentance fling: The Bird of Time has but a little way To fly-and Lo! the Bird is on the Wing. Omar Khayyam spiritual winter spring The moving finger writes; and having writ, moves on. Omar Khayyam breaking-silence writing moving And this I know; whether the one True Light Kindle to Love, or Wrath consume me quite, One flash of it within the Tavern caught Better than in the temple lost outright. Omar Khayyam taverns wrath light Heaven has not learned of my arrival, and my departure will not in the least diminish it beauty and grandeur. I will sleep underground, for us ephemeral mortals, the only eternity is the moment and drinking to the moment is better than weeping for it. Omar Khayyam drinking sleep heaven Thy Return is as another Sun to Heaven; a new Rose blooming in the Garden of the Soul. Omar Khayyam garden rose love To-day is thine to spend, but not to-morrow; Counting on morrows breedeth bankrupt sorrow: O squander not this breath that Heaven hath lent thee; Make not too sure another breath to borrow. Omar Khayyam morrow sorrow heaven Myself when young did eagerly frequent doctor and saint, and heard great argument about it and about: but evermore came out by the same door as in I went. Omar Khayyam doctors saint doors Think, in this batter'd Caravanserai Omar Khayyam night life thinking Whoever thinks algebra is a trick in obtaining unknowns has thought it in vain. No attention should be paid to the fact that algebra and geometry are different in appearance. Algebras (jabbre and maqabeleh) are geometric facts which are proved by propositions five and six of Book two of Elements. Omar Khayyam two book thinking The wine-cup is the little silver well, Where truth, if truth there be, doth dwell. Omar Khayyam vineyards wine littles Into this universe, and why not knowing Omar Khayyam knowing wind water Algebras (jabbre and maqabeleh) are geometric facts which are proved by propositions five and six of Book two of Elements. Omar Khayyam algebra statistics facts The Revelations of Devout and Learn'd Who rose before us, and as Prophets burn'd, Are all but Stories, which, awoke from Sleep They told their comrades, and to Sleep return'd. Omar Khayyam atheism rose sleep Wake! For the Sun, who scatter'd into flight Omar Khayyam stars light night Old Khayyám, say you, is a debauchee;If only you were half so good as he!He sins no sins but gentle drunkenness,Great-hearted mirth, and kind adultery.But yours the cold heart, and the murderous tongue,The wintry soul that hates to hear a song,The close-shut fist, the mean and measuring eye,And all the little poisoned ways of wrong. Omar Khayyam hate eye song The Stars are setting and the Caravan Starts for the Dawn of Nothing-Oh, make haste! Omar Khayyam stars dawn nihilism Ah, take the Cash, and let the Credit go, Nor heed the rumble of a distant Drum! Omar Khayyam rumble cash credit Why, all the Saints and Sages who discuss'd Of the Two Worlds so wisely - they are thrust Like foolish Prophets forth; their Words to Scorn Are scattered, and their mouths are stopped with Dust. Omar Khayyam atheism dust two
