What, without asking, hither hurried whence? And, without asking, whither hurried hence! Oh, many a Cup of this forbidden Wine Must drown the memory of that Hour of thine!
Poet, mathematician, astronomer
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Stanza XXXVII
c. 11th-12th century
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"We are no other than a moving row Of Magic Shadow-shapes that come and go Round with the Sun-illumined Lantern held In Midnight by the Master of the Show;"
Humorous"A Book of Verses underneath the Bough, A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread – and Thou Beside me singing in the Wilderness – Oh, Wilderness were Paradise enow!"
Controversial"The world is a tavern, and we are its guests; let us drink and be merry, for soon we must depart."
Controversial"Oh, threats of Hell and Hopes of Paradise! One thing at least is certain—This Life flies; One thing is certain and the rest is Lies; The Flower that once has blown for ever dies."
Humorous"Earth’s Secret to a starting Point of Glass Was solved for me; it was the Glass that was the Cause."
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