Dreaming when Dawn's left hand was in the Sky I heard a Voice within the Tavern cry, 'Awake, my Little ones, and fill the Cup Before Life's Liquor in its Cup be dry.'
Poet, mathematician, astronomer
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Stanza V
c. 11th-12th century
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"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!"
Humorous"The world is a tavern, and we are its guests; let us drink and be merry, for soon we must depart."
Controversial"And still the Vine her ancient Ruby yields, And still a Garden by the Water builds: Ah, take the Cash in hand and waive the Rest; Oh, the brave Music of a distant Drum!"
Humorous"The wise man is he who enjoys the present, for the future is uncertain and the past is gone."
Controversial"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."
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