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Flower Quotes by Omar Khayyám

8 Flower quotes by Omar Khayyám

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Omar Khayyám’s eight short reflections on blossoms offer a brief window into his timeless contemplation of nature’s fleeting beauty. Though the list is brief, each line carries his signature blend of wit and wonder, making it a useful entry point for his floral musings.

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“Oh, come with old Khayyám, and leave the Wise To talk; one thing is certain, that Life flies; One thing is certain,…

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Thy Return is as another Sun to Heaven; a new Rose blooming in the Garden of the Soul.

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“Of threats of Hell and Hopes of Paradise! One thing at least is certain—This Life flies; One thing is certain and the…

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Alas, that Spring should vanish with the Rose! That Youths sweet-scented Manuscript should close!

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“Oh, come with old Khayyàm, and leave the Wise To talk; one thing is certain, that Life flies; One thing is certain,…

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“Know yourself as a snowdrift on the sand Heaped for two days, or three, then thawed and gone. (c.1050-c.1123)”

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“Oh threats of Hell and Hopes of Paradise! One thing at least is certain - This Life flies; One thing is certain…

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The Flower that once has blown forever dies.

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How much more of the mosque, of prayer and fasting? Better go drunk and begging round the taverns. Khayyam, drink wine, for soon this…

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“Why, if the Soul can fling the Dust aside, And naked on the Air of Heaven ride, Is it not a Shame--is it not…

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Don't cry upon you losses Don't mesure today with tommorows Don't trust to passed and coming day Believe in now - and be happy…

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In monasteries, seminaries, retreats and synagogues, they fear hell and seek paradise. Those who know the mysteries of God never let that seed be…

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Living Life Tomorrow's fate, though thou be wise, Thou canst not tell nor yet surmise; Pass, therefore, not today in vain, For it will…

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“When your soul and mine have left our bodies and we are burried alongside each other, a Potter may one day mould the dust…

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How sad, a heart that does not know how to love, that does not know what it is to be drunk with love. If…

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Ah, take the Cash, and let the Credit go, Nor heed the rumble of a distant Drum!

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Tomorrow! - Why, tomorrow I may be Myself with yesterday's sev'n thousand years.

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When I want to understand what is happening today or try to decide what will happen tomorrow, I look back.

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“Today is the time of my youth I drink wine because it is my solace; Do not blame me, although it is bitter it…

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