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Omar Khayyam was a Persian philosopher, mathematician, and poet, renowned for his contributions to algebra and his philosophical works, particularly the 'Quatrains', which have had a profound influence on Western literature and thought.

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Famous Omar Khayyam Quotes

“This clay, so strong of heart, of sense so fine,Surely such clay is more than half divine--'Tis only fools speak evil of the clay,The very stars are made of clay like mine.”

Heart Made Evil Speak Strong Stars Half Mines Divine Fine Fool Clay

Book:Rubáiyát: English, French, German, Italian, and Dutch translations comparatively arranged in accordance with the text of Edward Fitzgerald's version, with further selections, notes, biographies, bibliographies, and other material

Source: Rubáiyát: English, French, German, Italian, and Dutch translations comparatively arranged in accordance with the text of Edward Fitzgerald's version, with further selections, notes, biographies, bibliographies, and other material

“Old Khayyám, say you, is a debauchee;If only you were half so good as he!He sins no sins but gentle drunkenness,Great-hearted mirth, and kind adultery.But yours the cold heart, and the murderous tongue,The wintry soul that hates to hear a song,The close-shut fist, the mean and measuring eye,And all the little poisoned ways of wrong.”

Ifs Way Heart Kind Mean Littles Soul Eye Hate Song Sin Half Cold Tongue Gentle Fists Adultery Hearted Drunkenness Measuring Mirth Cold Heart

Author:Omar Khayyam

“Hearts are like tapers, which at beauteous eyes Kindle a flame of love that never dies; And beauty is a flame, where hearts, like moths, Offer themselves a burning sacrifice.”

Love Heart Eye Dies Sacrifice Offers Burning Flames Kindles Moths

Author:Omar Khayyam

“By Fate full many a heart has been undone, And many a sprightly rose made woe-begone; Plume thee not on thy lusty youth and strength: Full many a bud is blasted ere its bloom.”

Heart Has Beens Made Fate Strength Youth Rose Thee Woe Bud Undone

Author:Omar Khayyam

“To friends and eke to foes true kindness show; No kindly heart unkindly deeds will do; Harshness will alienate a bosom friend. And kindness reconcile a deadly foe.”

Heart Shows Kindness Deeds Foe Bosoms Reconcile Harshness Bosom Friends

Book:The Quatrains of Omar Khayyám

Source: The Quatrains of Omar Khayyám

“Ah Love! could you and I with him conspire To grasp this sorry Scheme of Things entire Would we not shatter it to bits-and then Re-mould it nearer to the Heart's Desire?”

Life Heart Desire Bits Sorry Schemes Mould

Book:Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Source: Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

“It’s too bad if a heart lacks fire, and is deprived of the light of a heart ablaze. The day on which you are without passionate love is the most wasted day of your life.”

Ifs Heart Light Love Is Fire Passionate Deprived Passionate Love

Author:Omar Khayyam

“How sad, a heart that does not know how to love, that does not know what it is to be drunk with love. If you are not in love, how can you enjoy the blinding light of the sun, the soft light of the moon?”

Ifs Knows Heart Doe Light Enjoy Know How Sun Moon Drunk How To Love Blinding Light

Author:Omar Khayyam