"For in and out, above, about, below, 'Tis……" — Omar Khayyam
"For in and out, above, about, below, 'Tis nothing but a Magic Shadow-show, Played in a Box whose Candle is the Sun, Round which we Phantom Figures come and go."
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55 Quotes by Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam has 55 quotes on this site.
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The value of three things is justly appreciated by all classes of men: youth, by the old; health, by the…
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A hair divides what is false and true.
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A drink is shorter than a tale
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Up from Earth's Centre through the Seventh Gate rose, and on the Throne of Saturn sate; And many a Knot…
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Come, fill the Cup, and in the Fire of Spring The Winter Garment of Repentance fling: The Bird of Time…
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I wonder what the vintners buy one half so precious as the stuff they sell.
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Oh! My beloved! fill the cup, that clears to-day of past regrets and future fears.
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Oh, the brave Music of a distant drum!
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Drink! for you know not when you came, nor why; Drink! for you know not why you go, nor where.
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Algebras are geometric facts which are proved.
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Drink wine. This is life eternal. This is all that youth will give you. It is the season for wine,…
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Dead yesterdays and unborn tomorrows, why fret about it, if today be sweet.
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