Omar Khayyam — "Why, all the Saints and Sages who discussed Of the Two Worlds so learnedly, are …"

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.
Omar Khayyam — Omar Khayyam Medieval · Poet, mathematician, astronomer

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Rubaiyat, Stanza 27

Date: c. 11th-12th Century

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