The Mind
Quatrain 388
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
By reason's dictates it is right to live,
But of ourselves we know not how to live,
So Fortune, like a master, rod in hand,
Raps our pates well to teach us how to live!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 388.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/387/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 388.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/387/.
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