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Omar Khayyám Quotes

Total quotes: 8
“Don't pursue happiness!
Life is as short as a sigh.
The dust of people that were once famous
turn with the reddish clay on the wheel you are
looking at. The universe is a fata morgana;
life is a dream.”
— Omar Khayyám, The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám: Illustrated Collector's Edition
“Your hand can seize today, but not tomorrow; and thoughts of your tomorrow are nothing but desire. Don’t waste this breath.”
— Omar Khayyám, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (Classic Reprint)
Tagged: Future, live in the moment, Life
“Scholars really have nothing to teach you.
But from the soft touch of the eyelashes of
a woman you will know all there is to know about happiness.”
— Omar Khayyám, The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám: Illustrated Collector's Edition
“Drink wine and look at the moon
and think of all the civilisations
the moon has seen passing by.”
— Omar Khayyám, The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám: Illustrated Collector's Edition
“Beyond the earth,
beyond the farthest skies
I try to find Heaven and Hell.
Then I hear a solemn voice that says:
"Heaven and hell are inside.”
— Omar Khayyám, The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám: Illustrated Collector's Edition
“When you are so full of sorrow that you can't walk, can't cry anymore, think about the green foliage that sparkles after the rain. When the daylight exhausts you, when you hope a final night will cover the world, think about the awakening of a young child.”
— Omar Khayyám, The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám: Illustrated Collector's Edition
“Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.”
— Omar Khayyám, The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám: Illustrated Collector's Edition
“Where is an intimate
friend
who’ll hear the secret
from me straight out –
of what human beings
have been
from the moment they began?
They
are
born
of toil
and molded
from
the clay of sorrow.
They wander the world for a time,
then
set
off.”
— Omar Khayyám, The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám: Illustrated Collector's Edition
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