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The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám: Illustrated Collector's Edition

A book of verses underneath the bough, A jug of wine, a loaf of breadand thou. The Rubáiyát is one of the most popular poems of all time. A collection of quatrains composed in the eleventh century by Persian p

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“Don't pursue happiness! Life is as short as a sigh. The dust of people that were once famous turn with the reddish clay on the wheel you are looking at. The universe is a fata morgana; life is a dream.”

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“Where is an intimate friend who’ll hear the secret from me straight out – of what human beings have been from the moment they began? They are born of toil and molded from the clay of sorrow. They wander the world for a time, then set off.”

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“Scholars really have nothing to teach you. But from the soft touch of the eyelashes of a woman you will know all there is to know about happiness.”

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“Drink wine and look at the moon and think of all the civilisations the moon has seen passing by.”

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“When you are so full of sorrow that you can't walk, can't cry anymore, think about the green foliage that sparkles after the rain. When the daylight exhausts you, when you hope a final night will cover the world, think about the awakening of a young child.”

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“Beyond the earth, beyond the farthest skies I try to find Heaven and Hell. Then I hear a solemn voice that says: "Heaven and hell are inside.”

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“Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.”

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