The Philosopher
Omar Khayyam
The face
The background
- Nationality:
- Persian
- Branchs:
- Mathematics, Astronomy, Philosophy, Persian literature
- Period:
- Seljuk era
The synopsis
The works
Commentary on the Difficulties Concerning the Postulates of Euclid's Elements
Treatise On the Division of a Quadrant of a Circle
Treatise on Algebra
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
The quotes
Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.
A hair divides what is false and true.
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.
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.
The Flower that once has blown forever dies.
The moving finger writes, and having written moves on. Nor all thy piety nor all thy wit, can cancel half a line of it.
When I want to understand what is happening today or try to decide what will happen tomorrow, I look back.
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.
The thoughtful soul to solitude retires.
A loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and thou.
There was a door to which I found no key: There was the veil through which I might not see.
Drink! for you know not whence you came nor why: drink! for you know not why you go, nor where.