All Sayings
25 sayings found from the Medieval era
Life is a fleeting moment; seize the day!
— Hafez
c. 1380
Controversial
Who lives sees, but who travels sees more.
— Ibn Battuta
c. 1350s
Philosophical
I’m so poor I can’t even afford to be sick.
— Du Fu
circa 760
Strange & Unusual
The work of the scribes is doomed to oblivion.
— Johannes Gutenberg
1450
Controversial
The moving finger writes; and, having writ, moves on.
— Omar Khayyam
11th century
Strange & Unusual