Omar Khayyam
The moving finger writes, and having written moves on. Nor all thy piety nor all thy wit, can cancel half a line of it.Collection: Moving
You know, my friends, with what a brave carouse I made a Second Marriage in my house; favored old barren reason from my bed, and took the daughter of the vine to spouse.Collection: Marriage
Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.Collection: Happiness
The Worldly Hope men set their Hearts upon Turns Ashes - or it prospers; and anon, Like Snow upon the Desert's dusty Face, Lighting a little hour or two - is gone.Collection: Hope
Myself when young did eagerly frequent doctor and saint, and heard great argument about it and about: but evermore came out by the same door as in I went.Collection: Great
A loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and thou.
The thoughtful soul to solitude retires.
Drink! for you know not whence you came nor why: drink! for you know not why you go, nor where.
The Flower that once has blown forever dies.
There was a door to which I found no key: There was the veil through which I might not see.
When I want to understand what is happening today or try to decide what will happen tomorrow, I look back.
A hair divides what is false and true.
Living Life Tomorrow's fate, though thou be wise, Thou canst not tell nor yet surmise; Pass, therefore, not today in vain, For it will never come again.
Dead yesterdays and unborn tomorrows, why fret about it, if today be sweet.Collection: Sweet
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.Collection: Hurt
To be free of belief and unbelief is my religion.Collection: Belief
Drink wine. This is life eternal. This is all that youth will give you. It is the season for wine, roses and drunken friends. Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.Collection: Wine
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.Collection: Lonely
My friend, let's not think of tomorrow, but let's enjoy this fleeting moment of life.Collection: Love
The value of three things is justly appreciated by all classes of men: youth, by the old; health, by the diseased; and wealth, by the needy.Collection: Appreciation
Justice is the soul of the universe.Collection: Justice
The secret must be kept from all non-people. The mystery must be hidden from all idiots.Collection: People
If I don't enjoy myself now, when shall I?Collection: Enjoy
We are in truth but pieces on this chess board of life, which in the end we leave, only to drop one by one into the grave of nothingness.Collection: Chess
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.Collection: Love
In monasteries, seminaries, retreats and synagogues, they fear hell and seek paradise. Those who know the mysteries of God never let that seed be planted in their souls.Collection: Soul
He who has one enemy shall meet him everywhere.Collection: Friendship
Oh! My beloved! fill the cup, that clears to-day of past regrets and future fears.Collection: Regret
Heaven but the vision of fulfilled desire, and Hell the shadow from a soul on fire.Collection: Fire
Fools, your reward is neither here nor there.Collection: Atheism
The rose that once has bloomed forever dies.Collection: Rose
I hide my grief, just like the blessed birds hide themselves when they are preparing to die, my love.Collection: Grief
We are thinking about bad only those who are worse than we are, and those who are better than us ... I'm just not up to us ... One does not follow it than smell roses. Another of the bitter herbs will produce honey. Give bread to one - will remember forever. Another life donation - do not understand.Collection: Thinking
You've seen the world, and all you've seen is nothing; and everything, as well, that you have said and heard is nothing. You've sprinted everywhere between here and the horizon; it is nothing. And all the possessions you've treasured up at home are nothing.Collection: Home
So I be written in the Book of Love. I do not care about that Book Above. Erase my name, or write it as you will. So I be written in the Book of Love.Collection: Book
Drink! for you know not when you came, nor why; Drink! for you know not why you go, nor where.Collection: Drinking
Why ponder thus the future to foresee, and jade thy brain to vain perplexity? Cast off thy care, leave Allah’s plans to him – He formed them all without consulting thee.Collection: Brain
The unbeliever knows his Koran best.Collection: Knows