“Give me a flagon of red wine, a book of verses, a loaf of bread, and a little idleness. If with such store I might sit by thy dear side in some lonely place, I should deem myself happier than a king in his kingdom.” IfsGivingShouldLittlesBookMightSidesKingsRedLonelyGive MeWineDearStoresKingdomsBreadVersesIdlenessRed WineLonely Places Book:Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám Source: Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám
“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.” IfsWayHeartKindMeanLittlesSoulEyeHateSongSinHalfColdTongueGentleFistsAdulteryHeartedDrunkennessMeasuringMirthCold Heart Author:Omar Khayyam
“The wine-cup is the little silver well, Where truth, if truth there be, doth dwell.” IfsWellsLittlesWineCupsSilverVineyardsVinoFine WineWine With FriendsWine And Friends Author:Omar Khayyam
“Dead yesterdays and unborn tomorrows, why fret about it, if today be sweet.” IfsTodaySweetTomorrowYesterdayUnborn Author:Omar Khayyam
“As far as you can avoid it, do not give grief to anyone. Never inflict your rage on another. If you hope for eternal rest, feel the pain yourself; but don’t hurt others.” IfsGivingFeelsPainHurtGriefEternalRage Author: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.” IfsHeartLightLove IsFirePassionateDeprivedPassionate 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?” IfsKnowsHeartDoeLightEnjoyKnow HowSunMoonDrunkHow To LoveBlinding Light Author:Omar Khayyam
