Thursday, April 9, 2009

A guest intrudes with a pleasant maxim, Maxim III from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Aphorism1 is on vacation in Destin, FL and found The Ruaiyat of Omar Kyayyam as translated by Edward FitzGerald in a used book store. Khayyam's Maxim III seemed worthy of a guest appearance into a listing of aphorisms. Enjoy.

III
And, as the Cock crew, those who stood before
The Tavern shouted--"Open then the Door!
You know how little while we have to stay,
And, once departed, may return no more."

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