The image of the great poet of the East Omar Khayyam is covered in legends, and his biography is full of secrets and mysteries. The ancient East knew Omar Khayyam primarily as an outstanding scientist: mathematician, physicist, astronomer, philosopher. In the modern world, Omar Khayyam is better known as a poet, the creator of original philosophical and lyrical quatrains - wise, full of humor, guile and audacity rubai.

Rubai is one of the most complex genre forms of Tajik-Persian poetry. The volume of the rubai is four lines, three of which (rarely four) rhyme with each other. Khayyam is an unsurpassed master of this genre. His rubai amaze with the accuracy of his observations and the depth of his understanding of the world and human soul, the brightness of his images and the grace of his rhythm.

Living in the religious east, Omar Khayyam thinks about God, but decisively rejects all church dogmas. His irony and free-thinking were reflected in the rubai. He was supported by many poets of his time, but due to fear of persecution for freethinking and blasphemy, they also attributed their works to Khayyam.

Omar Khayyam is a humanist; for him, man and his spiritual world are above all. He appreciates the pleasure and joy of life, enjoying every minute. And his style of presentation made it possible to express what could not be said out loud in open text.

Giyasaddin Abu-l-Fath Omar ibn Ibrahim al-Khayyam Nishapuri (Omar Khayyam) - born May 18, 1048, Nishapur, Iran. Outstanding Persian poet, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher. Author of the special poetic style “rubai”. Author of works - “Treatises”, “On direct kustas”, “Speech on childbirth that is formed by a quart”, etc. He died on December 4, 1131, Nishapur, Iran.

Aphorisms, quotes, sayings, phrases Omar Khayyam

• Those who lose heart die before their time.
• Don't complain about pain - that's the best medicine.
• It's better to be alone than with just anyone.
• To grow a shoot of despondency in the soul is a crime.
• Where, when and who, my dear, managed to please yourself before losing your desires?
• In order for the ears, eyes and tongue to be intact, one must be hard of hearing, blind, and dumb.
• Evil is not born from good and vice versa. Human eyes are given to us to distinguish them!
• You find a reason for every step - Meanwhile, it has long been predetermined in heaven.
• If a vile person pours medicine for you, pour it out! If a wise man pours poison on you, accept it!
• Those who have not sought the way are unlikely to be shown the way - Knock - and the doors to destiny will open!
• Passion cannot be friends with deep love. If it can, then they will not be together for long.
• It is better to gnaw on bones than to be seduced by sweets at the table of scoundrels in power.
• Life is a desert, we wander through it naked. Mortal, full of pride, you are simply ridiculous!
• We change rivers, countries, cities. Other doors. New Years. But we can’t escape ourselves anywhere, and if we escape, we will only go nowhere.
• From feigned love there is no quenching, No matter how much the rotten light shines, there is no burning. Day and night there is no peace for a lover, For months there is no moment of oblivion!
• You will say this life is one moment. Appreciate it, draw inspiration from it. As you spend it, so it will pass. Don’t forget: she is your creation.
• Although a wise man is not a miser and does not accumulate goods, the world is bad for a wise man without silver. Under the fence the violet fades from beggary, And the rich rose is red and generous!
• Communicating with a fool will not bring you shame. Therefore, listen to Khayyam’s advice: Accept the poison offered to you by the sage, but do not accept balm from the hands of a fool.
• No one saw either heaven or hell; Has anyone returned from there to our corruptible world? But these ghosts are fruitless for us And the source of fears and hopes is unchanging.
• He is too zealous and shouts: “It’s me!” The gold coin in the wallet is strumming: “It’s me!” But as soon as he has time to get things going, Death knocks on the braggart’s window: “It’s me!”
• I have made knowledge my craft, I am familiar with the highest truth and base evil. I have unraveled all the tight knots in the world, Except death, tied in a dead knot.
• One work that is always shameful is to exalt oneself, but are you so great and wise? - dare to ask yourself. Let the eyes serve as an example - huge seeing the world, They do not complain because they cannot see themselves.
• Someone wise inspired me, who was dozing off: “Wake up! You can't become happy in a dream. Give up this activity, which is similar to death. After death, Khayyam, you will get a good night’s sleep!”
• It’s better to give happiness to someone close than to suffer uselessly for the sake of common happiness. It is better to bind a friend to yourself with kindness, Than to free humanity from its shackles.
• To live your life wisely, you need to know a lot. Remember two important rules to begin with: You’d better starve than eat anything, And it’s better to be alone than with just anyone.
• Since the truth always gets out of hand. Don’t try to understand the incomprehensible, friend! Take the cup in your hands, remain ignorant. Believe me, there is no point in studying science! I don’t remember who translated it, honestly.
• If I had power over this evil sky, I would crush it and replace it with another, So that there would be no barriers to noble aspirations and a person could live without being tormented by melancholy.
• At heart you are an atheist with Scripture in your hand, Even though you have memorized the letters in each line. It's no use hitting the ground with your head, Better hit the ground with everything that's in your head!
• Love is a fatal misfortune, but the misfortune is by the will of Allah. Why do you blame what is always by the will of Allah? A series of both evil and good arose - by the will of Allah. Why do we need thunder and flames of Judgment - according to the will of Allah?
• It is better to drink and caress cheerful beauties, Than to seek salvation in fasting and prayers. If there is a place in hell for lovers and drunkards, then who will you order to allow into heaven?
• You, the Almighty, in my opinion, are greedy and old. You deal blow after blow to the slave. Paradise is the reward of the sinless for their obedience. Would you give me something not as a reward, but as a gift!
• If a mill, a bathhouse, a luxurious palace is received as a gift by a fool and a scoundrel, And a worthy one goes into bondage for bread - I don’t care about your justice, creator!
• If you recognize the superiority of others, that means you are a husband. If you are the master of your actions, that means you are a husband. There is no honor in the humiliation of one who is defeated, Kind to those who have fallen in misfortune, that means a husband!
• It is not proper to offend good people, It is not proper to growl like a predator in the desert. It’s not smart to boast about the wealth you’ve acquired, It’s not appropriate to honor yourself with titles!
• Only the essence, how worthy of men, speak, Only answering - the words, master - speak. There are two ears, but one tongue is not given by chance - Listen twice and speak only once!
• I know this type of pompous asses: Empty as a drum, but so many loud words! They are slaves of names. Just make up a name for yourself, And any of them is ready to crawl before you.
• Don’t let a scoundrel into your secrets - hide them, And keep secrets from a fool - hide them, Look at yourself among the people passing by, Keep silent about your hopes until the end - hide them!
• How long will you please all sorts of beasts? Only a fly can give his soul for food! Feed on the blood of your heart, but be independent. It is better to swallow tears than to gnaw on scraps.
• He who, from his youth, believes in his own mind, has become dry and gloomy in pursuit of the truth. Claiming from childhood to know life, without becoming a grape, he turned into a raisin.
• Nobility is born through suffering, friend, Is it given to every drop to become a pearl? You can lose everything, save only your soul, - The cup will be filled again, if only there was wine.
  

One of those who writes the best aphorisms is Omar Khayyam. This Persian mathematician is known throughout the world primarily as a philosopher and poet. Omar Khayyam's quotes are filled to the brim with meaning, which is sometimes so lacking.

If you expect gratitude for kindness -
You don't give good, you sell it.
Omar Khayyam

I enter the mosque. the hour is late and dull.
I am not thirsty for a miracle and not with a prayer:
Once upon a time I pulled a rug from here,
And he was worn out; I would need another one.
Omar Khayyam

Good and evil are at enmity - the world is on fire.
What about the sky? The sky is to the side.
Curses and joyful hymns
They don’t reach the blue heights.
Omar Khayyam

You can seduce a man who has a wife, you can seduce a man who has a mistress, but you cannot seduce a man who has a beloved woman.
Omar Khayyam

To be beautiful does not mean to be born so,
After all, we can learn beauty.
When a man is beautiful in soul -
What appearance can compare with her?
Omar Khayyam

How often, when we make mistakes in life, we lose those we value.
Trying to please others, sometimes we run away from our neighbors.
We exalt those who are not worthy of us, and betray the most faithful.
Those who love us so much, we offend, and we ourselves expect an apology.
Omar Khayyam

You repay good with good - well done
If you respond to evil with good, you are a sage.
Omar Khayyam

Eyes can speak. Scream with happiness or cry.
With your eyes you can encourage, drive you crazy, make you cry.
You can deceive with words, but with your eyes it is impossible.
You can drown in your gaze if you look carelessly...
Omar Khayyam

O fool, I see you have fallen into a trap,
In this fleeting life, equal to a day.
Why are you rushing about, mortal? Why are you fussing?
Give me some wine - and then keep running!
Omar Khayyam

Death is not scary.
Life can be scary
Random, imposed life...
In the dark they handed me an empty one.
And without a fight I will give this life.
Omar Khayyam

We must live, we are told, in fasting and labor.
As you live, so you will rise again!
I am inseparable from my friend and a cup of wine -
So that you can wake up at the Last Judgment.
Omar Khayyam

Lord, I'm tired of my poverty,
Tired of futile hopes and desires.
Give me a new life if you are almighty!
Maybe this one will be better than this one.
Omar Khayyam

Life is either sherbet on ice or wine sucks.
Mortal flesh in brocade, or dressed in rags -
Believe me, the sage doesn’t care about all this,
But it is bitter to realize that life is doomed.
Omar Khayyam

If you spend your whole life looking for pleasure:
Drink wine, listen to chang and caress beauties -
You'll have to give it up anyway.
Life is like a dream. But you can’t sleep forever!
Omar Khayyam

Conscientious and smart
Respect and visit -
And away, without looking back
Run away from the ignoramus!
Omar Khayyam

Keep your words safer than coins.
Listen to the end - then give advice.
With two ears you got one tongue.
To listen to two and give one piece of advice.
Omar Khayyam

Of those admitted to heaven and cast into hell
No one ever came back.
Are you sinful or holy, poor or rich -
When you leave, don’t expect to return either.
Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam is a great Persian poet and philosopher who became famous throughout the world for his wise sayings. In his homeland he is also known as a mathematician, astronomer and astrologer. In mathematical treatises, the scientist presented ways to solve complex equations. His scientific achievements also include the development of a new solar calendar.

Most of all, Omar Khayyam was glorified by his literary and philosophical activities. Omar Khayyam is the author of quatrain poems - rubai. They are written in Farsi. There is an opinion that the rubai were initially translated into English, and only then into other languages ​​of the world, including Russian.

There is probably no topic to which Omar Khayyam would not devote his work. He wrote about life, about love, about friends, about happiness, about fate. In the poet's work there are also reflections on reincarnation, on the soul, on the role of money; in his poems (rubai), he even described wine, a jug and a potter he knew. Initially, the poet’s work caused a lot of controversy, some considered him a freethinker and a reveler, others saw him as a deep thinker. Today, Omar Khayyam is recognized as the most talented author of the rubaiyat, and his work undoubtedly deserves attention.

Isn’t it funny to save a penny all your life,
What if you still can’t buy eternal life?
This life was given to you, my dear, for a while, -
Try not to miss time!

Life must be appreciated.

Be easier on people. Do you want to be wiser -
Don't hurt with your wisdom.

Clever is not wise.

You say, this life is one moment.
Appreciate it, draw inspiration from it.
As you spend it, so it will pass,
Don't forget: she is your creation.

Life is given only one, and you need to love it.

Those who lose heart die before their time.

As long as you believe in yourself, as long as you live.

To live your life wisely, you need to know a lot,
Remember two important rules to get started:
You'd rather starve than eat anything
And it’s better to be alone than with just anyone.

You need to understand life, and not act out of inertia.

About love

A plucked flower must be given as a gift, a poem that has been started must be completed, and the woman you love must be happy, otherwise you shouldn’t have taken on something you can’t do.

If you're not confident in your abilities, it's better not to try it.

Like the sun, love burns without burning out.
Like a bird of heavenly paradise - love.
But not yet love - nightingale moans.
Do not moan, dying of love - love!

Love is like a flame that warms souls.

Know that the main source of existence is love.

The one who loves has the meaning of life.

In this world, love is the adornment of people,
To be deprived of love is to be without friends.
The one whose heart has not clung to the drink of love,
He's a donkey, even though he doesn't wear donkey ears!

Not to love means not to live, but to exist.

You like even the shortcomings in a loved one, and even the advantages in an unloved person irritate you.

You cannot find happiness with an unloved person.

You can seduce a man who has a wife, you can seduce a man who has a mistress, but you cannot seduce a man who has a beloved woman!

Being a wife and a beloved woman are not always the same thing.

About friendship

If you don't share it with your friend on time -
All your fortune will go to the enemy.

You can't spare anything for a friend.

Have smaller friends, don't expand their circle.
And remember: a close friend living far away is better.

The less common affairs, the more trust.

A true friend is a person who will tell you everything he thinks about you and tell everyone that you are a wonderful person.

But in life everything is quite the opposite.

If you offend a friend, you will make an enemy,
If you hug an enemy, you will find a friend.

The main thing is not to confuse.

The wittiest

If a vile person pours medicine for you, pour it out!
If a wise man pours poison on you, accept it!

You need to listen to the wise.

It's better to gnaw on bones than to be seduced by sweets
At the table of the scoundrels in power.

You shouldn’t give in to temptation, power is a vile thing.

Those who have not sought the way are unlikely to be shown the way -
Knock and the doors to destiny will open!

Who seeks will always find!

No one can tell what roses smell like...
Another of the bitter herbs will produce honey...
If you give someone some change, they will remember it forever...
You give your life to someone, but he won’t understand...

All people are different, there is no doubt about that.

The work of Omar Khayyam is filled with meaning. All the sayings of the great thinker and poet make you think and rethink life.

The sayings of Omar Khayyam, the great poet of the East and one of the most famous sages and philosophers, passed down from generation to generation, are filled with deep meaning, vividness of image and grace of rhythm.

With Khayyam's characteristic wit and sarcasticness, he created sayings that amaze with their humor and slyness.

They give strength in difficult times, help to cope with surging problems, distract from troubles, make you think and reason.

A plucked flower must be given as a gift, a poem that has been started must be completed, and the woman you love must be happy, otherwise you shouldn’t have taken on something you can’t do.

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Giving yourself does not mean selling.

And sleeping next to each other does not mean sleeping with you.

Not taking revenge does not mean forgiving everything.

Not being close does not mean not loving!

Don’t do evil - it will come back like a boomerang, don’t spit in the well - you will drink water, don’t insult someone of lower rank, in case you have to ask for something.

Don’t betray your friends, you won’t replace them, and don’t lose your loved ones - you won’t get them back, don’t lie to yourself - over time you will verify that you are betraying yourself with lies.

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Isn’t it funny to save a penny all your life,

What if you still can’t buy eternal life?

This life was given to you, my dear, for a while, -

Try not to miss time!

What God once measured out to us, friends, cannot be increased and cannot be decreased. Let's try to spend the cash wisely, without coveting something else, without asking for a loan.

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You say, this life is one moment.

Appreciate it, draw inspiration from it.

As you spend it, so it will pass,

Don't forget: she is your creation.

The discouraged dies prematurely

You can seduce a man who has a wife, you can seduce a man who has a mistress, but you cannot seduce a man who has a beloved woman!

Love in the beginning is always tender.

In memories - always affectionate.

And if you love, it’s pain! And with greed for each other

We torment and torment - always.

In this unfaithful world, don't be a fool:
Don’t you dare rely on those around you.
Look with a steady eye at your closest friend -
A friend may turn out to be your worst enemy.

You must be good with both friend and enemy!

He who is good by nature will not find malice in him.

If you offend a friend, you will make an enemy,

If you hug an enemy, you will find a friend.

Have smaller friends, don't expand their circle.

And remember: better than close ones, a friend living far away.

Take a calm look at everyone who is sitting around.

In whom you saw support, you will suddenly see your enemy.

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Don't make others angry and don't be angry yourself.

We are guests in this mortal world,

And what’s wrong, then you accept it.

Think with a cool head.

After all, everything is natural in the world:

The evil you emitted

Will definitely come back to you!

Be easier on people. Do you want to be wiser -

Don't hurt with your wisdom.

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Only those who are worse than us think badly of us, and those who are better than us... They simply have no time for us

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Better to fall into poverty, starve or steal,

How to become one of the despicable dishevelers.

It's better to gnaw on bones than to be seduced by sweets

At the table of the scoundrels in power.

We change rivers, countries, cities.

Other doors.

New Years.

But we can’t escape ourselves anywhere, and if we escape, we will only go nowhere.

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You got out of rags to riches, but quickly becoming a prince...

Don’t forget, so as not to jinx it..., princes are not eternal - dirt is eternal...

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Once the day has passed, don’t remember it,

Do not groan in fear before the coming day,

Don't worry about the future and the past,

Know the price of today's happiness!

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If you can, don’t worry about time passing,

Do not burden your soul with either the past or the future.

Spend your treasures while you are alive;

After all, you will still appear in the next world as poor.

Do not be afraid of the wiles of time as it flies,

Our troubles in the circle of existence are not eternal.

Spend the moment given to us in joy,

Don't cry about the past, don't be afraid of the future.

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I have never been repulsed by a person’s poverty; it’s another matter if his soul and thoughts are poor.

Noble people, loving each other,

They see the grief of others and forget themselves.

If you want honor and the shine of mirrors, -

Don't envy others, and they will love you.

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Don't envy someone who is strong and rich.

Sunset always follows dawn.

With this short life, equal

Treat it like it's rented to you!

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I would like to mold my life from the smartest things

I didn’t think of it there, but I didn’t manage to do it here.

But Time is our efficient teacher!

As soon as you give me a slap on the head, you have become a little wiser.