To-day is a king in disguise, and we are his courtiers. To-morrow is a queen, and we are her slaves.
Poet, mathematician, astronomer
Attributed, less certain source than Rubaiyat
c. 11th-12th century
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"While you live, drink!—for, once dead, you never shall return."
Controversial"Why, if the Soul can fling the Dust aside, And dwell with the Divine, shall it abide In Sin and Error while the Flesh endures, And still rebel, howe'er the Spirit chide?"
Humorous"And if the Wine you drink, the Lip you press, End in the Nothing all Things end in—Yes—Then fancy while thou art, thou art but what Thou shalt be—Nothing—Thou shalt not be less."
Humorous"Better to be intoxicated with wine than with the vain hopes of this world."
Controversial"The world is a tavern, and we are its guests; let us drink and be merry, for soon we must depart."
Controversial