Omar Khayyam — "The Potter's Circle, where the pots are made, and broken, and made again, is the…"
The Potter's Circle, where the pots are made, and broken, and made again, is the symbol of life and death.
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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (FitzGerald translation, paraphrased slightly for conciseness but retaining meaning)
Date: c. 11th-12th century
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