The Mind
Quatrain 224
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
Small gains to learning on this earth accrue,
They pluck life's fruitage, learning who eschew;
Take pattern by the fools who learning shun,
And then perchance shall fortune smile on you.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 224.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/223/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 224.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/223/.
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