The Mind
Quatrain 460
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
Never in this false world on friends rely
(I give this counsel confidentially),
Put up with pain, and seek no antidote,
Endure your grief, and ask no sympathy!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 460.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/459/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 460.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/459/.
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