“Oh, come with old Khayyám, and leave the Wise To talk; one thing is certain, that Life flies; One thing is certain, and the Rest is Lies; The Flower that once blown for ever dies.”
Quotes by Edward FitzGerald
“Ah, make the most of what we yet may spend, Before we too into Dust descend; Dust into Dust, and under Dust to lie, Sans Wine, sans Song, sans Singer, and - sans End!”
“Tis all a Checkerboard of Nights and Days Where Destiny with Men for Pieces plays: Hither and thither moves, and mates, and stays, And one by one back in the Closet lays.”
Edward FitzGeraldEdward FitzGerald was an English poet and writer best known for his translation of 'The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam,' which introduced Persian poetry to a Western audience. His rendition, published in 18...