“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.” LifeHumansDeathBirthSorrow Book:Edward Fitzgerald's The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Source: Edward Fitzgerald's The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
“Here with a Loaf of Bread beneath the Bough, A Flask of Wine, a Book of Verse - and Thou Beside me singing in the Wilderness - And Wilderness is Paradise enow.” LoveLifePoetryWineSatisfactionBreadParadiseCompanionshipSufficiency Book:Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Source: Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
“Your hand can seize today, but not tomorrow; and thoughts of your tomorrow are nothing but desire. Don’t waste this breath, if your heart isn’t crazy, since "the rest of your life" won’t last forever.” LifeTodayDesireTimeTomorrowFutureThoughtsWasting TimePresentCarpe Diem Book:Quatrains - Ballades Source: Quatrains - Ballades
“This world that was our home for a brief spell never brought us anything but pain and grief; its a shame that not one of our problems was ever solved. We depart with a thousand regrets in our hearts.” WorldLifeHomePainDeathPoetryGriefProblemsRegrets Author:Omar Khayyám
“O friend, for the morrow let us not worry This moment we have now, let us not hurry When our time comes, we shall not tarry With seven thousand-year-olds, our burden carry” LifeInspirationalMomentsFriendship Book:Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Source: Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam