Your Morning Khayyam
For Friday, November 22nd, 2024
Week 87 of our regular morning feature here at Friedman of the Plains Worldwide in which we highlight the great words and works of great men and women, as well as those who are insufferable, delusional, and even fictional.
This Week Omar Khayyám
“And do you think that unto such as you
A maggot-minded, starved, fanatic crew
God gave a secret, and denied it me?
Well, well—what matters it? Believe that, too!”
Wow! His Facebook comments could get really harsh.
I've been assuming this week's quotes are from the Rubaiyat. This is the first one that sounds like the Fitzgerald translation (standard poetic rhyming structure, including rhymed couplets).