Living
Quatrain 351
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
The more I die to self, I live the more,
The more abase myself, the higher soar;
And, strange! the more I drink of Being's wine,
More sane I grow and sober than before.
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 351.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/350/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 351.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/350/.
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