" Waste not your Hour, nor in the vain pursuitΒ
Of This and That endeavour and dispute;
Better be merry with the fruitful Grape than sadden after none, or bitter, Fruit.
Some of the Glories of This World; and some Sigh for the Prophet's Paradise to come;
Ah, take the Cash, and let the Promise go,Β
Nor heed the music of a distant Drum!
And that inverted Bowl we call the Sky
Whereunder crawling coop'd we live and die
Lift not your hands to It for help---for ItΒ
As impotently rolls as you or I."
-- Rubaiyat