Religion
Quatrain 207
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
Sooner with half a loaf contented be,
And water from a broken crock, like me,
Than lord it over one poor fellow-man,
Or to another bow the vassal knee.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 207.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/206/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 207.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/206/.
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