Quote of the Day for Thursday, October 8, 2026

The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on

Omar Khayyam, Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, c. AD 1120Translated by Edward FitzGerald (1859)

Our note: One of the best-known quatrains in Edward FitzGerald's free English version of the Persian verses.

Verified in the full text of Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám on Project Gutenberg · Project Gutenberg ebook #246

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