The true philosopher is he who doubts everything, and believes nothing.
Poet, mathematician, astronomer
The true philosopher is he who doubts everything, and believes nothing.
Poet, mathematician, astronomer
Rubaiyat (common theme, exact phrasing can vary by translation)
c. 11th-12th Century
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Humorous"The pleasures of this world are fleeting, but the sorrows are eternal."
Controversial"The Wine of Life keeps oozing drop by drop, The Leaves of Life keep falling one by one."
Strange & Unusual"Drink! for you know not whence you came, nor why: Drink! for you know not why you go, nor where."
Strange & Unusual"Another and another Cup to drown The Memory of this Impertinence!"
Humorous