Why, all the Saints and Sages who discussed Of the Two Worlds so learnedly, are thrust Like foolish Prophets forth; their Words to Scorn Are scattered, and their Mouths are stopped with Dust.

Poet, mathematician, astronomer

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Rubaiyat, Stanza 27

Date / Period

c. 11th-12th Century

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https://www.gutenberg.org/files/246/246-h/246-h.htm#link2H_4_0007

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Unverifiable

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Found in 1 providers: grok

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