What, without asking, hither hurried whence? And, without asking, whither hurried hence! Oh, many a Cup of this forbidden Wine Must drown the memory of that Hour of thine!
Poet, mathematician, astronomer
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Stanza XXXVII
c. 11th-12th century
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"Give me wine, for wine is the essence of life, and the antidote to sorrow."
Controversial"Why, all the Saints and Sages who discussed Of the Two Worlds so learnedly, are thrust Like foolish Prophets forth; their Words to Scorn Are scattered, and their Mouths are stopped with Dust."
Controversial"Oh, Thou, who Man of baser Earth didst make, And who with Eden didst devise the Snake; For all the Sin wherewith the Face of Man Is blackened – Man’s forgiveness give – and take!"
Controversial"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"The wise man is he who enjoys the present, for the future is uncertain and the past is gone."
Controversial